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4.0 out of 5 stars
Poor Drunken Hearted Man,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dirty Bird Blues (Hardcover)
Bluesman Manfred Banks is trying to pursue his dream of being a singer and harmonica-player while living up to his responsibilities as a husband and father. Complicating his efforts to walk the straight and narrow are his addiction to booze (the "dirty bird") and the sometimes destructive influence of his friend and musical partner Solly. In describing Man's struggles with both the racist society that attempts to strip him of his dignity and his own inner demons, the author demonstrates his mastery of a rich and poetic prose style that is steeped in the sound and imagery of the blues. This is a fine evocation of African-American life in the American midwest in the middle of the twentieth century.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Major Talent,
By str8up (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dirty Bird Blues (Hardcover)
Excellent from cover to cover. Takes you inside the mind of a hard-luck blues musician in 1950. Clarence Major's way with words is nothing short of astonishing.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A shot of blues,
By "dubeb" (Sanford, Maine, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dirty Bird Blues (Paperback)
Why is this out of print? Excellent read. I'm looking for more of his novels.
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Dirty Bird Blues by Clarence Major (Hardcover - May 1996)
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