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The Devil's Music is one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to other forms of black music and in the context of American social history as experienced by African Americans. From its roots in the turn-of-the-century honky-tonks of New Orleans and the barrelhouses and plantations of the Mississippi Delta to modern legends such as John Lee Hooker and B. B. King, the blues comes alive here through accounts by the blues musicians themselves and those who knew them. Throughout this wide-ranging and fascinating book, BBC-TV producer Giles Oakley describes the texture of the life that made the blues possible, and the changing attitudes towards the music. The Devil's Music is a wholehearted and loving examination of one of America's most powerful traditions.
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The Devil's Music is one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to other forms of black music and in the context of American social history as experienced by African Americans. From its roots in the turn-of-the-century honky-tonks of New Orleans and the barrelhouses and plantations of the Mississippi Delta to modern legends such as John Lee Hooker and B. B. King, the blues comes alive here through accounts by the blues musicians themselves and those who knew them. Throughout this wide-ranging and fascinating book, BBC-TV producer Giles Oakley describes the texture of the life that made the blues possible, and the changing attitudes towards the music. The Devil's Music is a wholehearted and loving examination of one of America's most powerful traditions.
About the Author
In 1976, Giles Oakley helped produce the acclaimed five-part BBC documentary The Devil's Music, which resulted in this book. He has since coproduced numerous prime-time programs and series for BBC-TV and has contributed to many books and journals.
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When in 1863 President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was read out loud in Boston's Tremont Temple, the audience sang: Sound the loud timbrel. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
barrelhouse circuit, old delta blues, mighty boy, boogie piano, country suppers, ofthe blues, communal strength, jug band, piano blues, crazy blues, cow blues, blues history, urban blues Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, Sonny Boy, Son House, Bessie Smith, Charley Patton, New Deal, Peetie Wheatstraw, Blind Lemon, Georgia Tom, Big Bill, Howling Wolf, Lead Belly, Mamie Smith, Beale Street, New York, Victoria Spivey, Blind Boy Fuller, Roll Morton, Civil War, Decatur Street, Henry Townsend, Lonnie Johnson, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Sam Chatmon New!
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When in 1863 President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was read out loud in Boston's Tremont Temple, the audience sang: Sound the loud timbrel. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
barrelhouse circuit, old delta blues, mighty boy, boogie piano, country suppers, ofthe blues, communal strength, jug band, piano blues, crazy blues, cow blues, blues history, urban blues Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, Sonny Boy, Son House, Bessie Smith, Charley Patton, New Deal, Peetie Wheatstraw, Blind Lemon, Georgia Tom, Big Bill, Howling Wolf, Lead Belly, Mamie Smith, Beale Street, New York, Victoria Spivey, Blind Boy Fuller, Roll Morton, Civil War, Decatur Street, Henry Townsend, Lonnie Johnson, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Sam Chatmon New!
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- The Da Capo Jazz and Blues Lover's Guide to the United States by Christiane Bird on page 96, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy by Harry Shapiro in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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