Blind Joe Death's America : John Fahey, the Blues, and Writing White Discontent /

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"For over sixty years, American guitarist John Fahey (1939-2001) has been a storied figure, first within the folk and blues revival of the long 1960s, later for fans of alternative music. Mythologizing himself as Blind Joe Death, Fahey crudely parodied white middle-class fascination with Africa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henderson, George L., 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Fahey, John, > 1939-2001.
Fahey, John, > 1939-2001 > Criticism and interpretation.
Musicologists.
Music > Social aspects.
Music > Political aspects.
Guitarists.
Music > Political aspects > United States.
Music > Social aspects > United States.
Musicologists > United States.
Guitarists > United States.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Manufacturing discontent
  • The puberty of political economy, or communism
  • The politics of the songster
  • The great liner note breakdown
  • Performance as war
  • Some music. Some dancing. Some unusual intermingling.

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