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Delta blues : the life and times of the Mississippi masters who revolutionized American music

text Delta blues : the life and times of the Mississippi masters who revolutionized American music

Summary

The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the Mississippi Delta--from legendary greats Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, and others--changed the course of American popular music.

Contents

The blues and the old kingdoms -- Where the southern cross the dog -- Dockery's plantation -- Parchman prison -- Hard time killin' floor -- Hellhound on my trail -- I'm a rolling stone -- Hooker's boogie -- Smokestack lightnin' -- Riding with the King -- The blues revival.

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Description
xiii, 449 p., [16] p. of plates ; 25 cm.
Publisher
W. W. Norton 2008

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 781.643 GIO in Adult Non-fiction Available

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