Looking Up at Down : The Emergence of Blues Culture /

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Bill Barlow's fine study is a major contribution to our understanding of blues. He carefully traces the music from its roots in the rural South to urban traditions in Memphis, St. Louis, and Chicago. Barlow's broad portrait of the blues and his perceptive analysis make this study a classic...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Barlow, William, 1943- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1989.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Blues > Histoire et critique.
Musiciens de blues > Histoire et critique.
Blues.
Blues
Geschichte
Blues (Music)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Band & Orchestra.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > General.
Blues (Music) > History and criticism.
USA.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • "I been 'buked and I been scorned" : the folk roots of the blues
  • "Everyday seems like murder here" : Mississippi Delta blues
  • "Po' boy, long ways from home" : East Texas blues
  • "Pickin' low cotton" : Piedmont blues
  • "Laughin' to keep from cryin' " : Vaudeville blues
  • "Chocolate to the bone" : urban blues in the South
  • "Stormy Monday" : urban blues in the Southwest
  • "Goin' down slow" : urban blues in the Midwest
  • "Looking up at down" : Chicago blues.

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