Delta Blues
The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
New York : W. W. Norton, [2008]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xiii, 449 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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.
ISBN:
9780393062588 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PERFORMING ARTS Music Popular Gio | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-426), discography (pages 417-422) and index.