| Red River Blues: The Blues Tradition in the Southeast Contributor(s): Bastin, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252065212 ISBN-13: 9780252065217 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Soul & R&b - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 784.5 |
| Series: Music in American Life (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.87" W x 9.04" (1.52 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on archives and interviews with musicians, Red River Blues remains an acclaimed work of blues scholarship. Bruce Bastin traces the origins of the music to the turn of the twentieth century, when African Americans rejected slave songs, worksongs, and minstrel music in favor of a potent new vehicle for secular musical expression. Bastin looks at the blues' early emerging popularity and its spread via the Great Migration, delves into a wealth of field recordings, and looks at the careers of Brownie McGhee, Blind Boy Fuller, Curly Weaver, Sonny Terry, and many other foundational artists. |