| Chicago Blues Contributor(s): Jones, Wilbert (Author), Johnson, Kevin (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1467112208 ISBN-13: 9781467112208 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Music | Genres & Styles - Blues - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014931244 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Blues was once described as the devil s music. It eventually became some of the most beloved American music that was embraced by a global audience. Originating in African American communities in the South in the late 1800s, it was inspired by gospel and spiritual music sung by field hands and sharecroppers who worked on plantations. During the Great Migration from the early 1900s to the mid-1970s, many African Americans moved north for a better quality of life. Chicago was one of America s leading industrialized cites, and manufacturing jobs were plentiful and provided better wages than sharecropping. Many blues musicians who worked as field hands and sharecroppers moved to Chicago not only for those jobs, but also to pursue their love of music. Greats such as Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red, Muddy Waters, Jimmy and Estelle Yancey, Robert Nighthawk, Elmore James, Willie Dixon, Earl Hooker, Koko Taylor, Sly Johnson, Buddy Guy, Howlin Wolf, Eddie Burns, Zora Young, Junior Wells, and a host of others came with their own styles and gave birth to Chicago blues." |
Contributor Bio(s): Jones, Wilbert: - Wilbert Jones is president of the Chicago-based Wilbert Jones Company. He is a lover of food and music, especially blues. Jones has authored several cookbooks and was the host of the 2008 PBS television series Healthy Heritage Kitchen. He also coauthored Images of America: Chicago s Gold Coast about his neighborhood in Chicago. |