The Invention and Reinvention of Big Bill Broonzy /

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"Over the course of his long career, legendary bluesman William 'Big Bill' Broonzy (1893-1958) helped shape the trajectory of the genre ... Along the way, Broonzy adopted an evolving personal and professional identity, tailoring his self-presentation to the demands of the place and ti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greene, Kevin D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Broonzy, Big Bill, > 1893-1958.
Harlem Renaissance.
Celebrities in popular culture.
Blues musicians.
Blues (Music)
African Americans > Race identity.
African American musicians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
Celebrites dans la culture populaire.
Noirs americains > Identite ethnique.
Musiciens noirs americains > Biographies.
Blues (Music) > History and criticism.
Blues musicians > United States > Biography.
African American musicians > Biography.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Southern blues
  • Carving out a home in the promised land
  • Southern migrant blues : Lee Bradley and the Black Metropolis
  • The rise of Big Bill
  • I come for to sing
  • We love the blues, but tell us about jazz
  • Big Bill Broonzy : the making of a legend
  • Escaping the folk : the 'authentic' career of a black pop star.

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