Blue Smoke : The Recorded Journey of Big Bill Broonzy /

A contemporary of blues greats Blind Blake, Tampa Red, and Papa Charlie Jackson, Chicago blues artist William "Big Bill" Broonzy influenced an array of postwar musicians, including Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, and J.B. Lenior. In Blue Smoke, Roger House tells the extraordinary story of &quo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: House, Roger, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Broonzy, Bill > 1893-1958
Broonzy, Big Bill, > 1893-1958
Broonzy, Big Bill, > 1893-1958.
Blues musicians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Printed Music > General.
Blues musicians > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Born in the "Age of Blues"; 2 "Makin' My Get Away"; 3 "House Rent Stomp"; 4 "Stuff They Call Money"; 5 "Done Got Wise"; 6 Blacks, Whites, and Blues; 7 Final Days; Discography; Recording Sessions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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