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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454148703321

Autore

Minton John <1957->

Titolo

78 blues [[electronic resource] ] : folksongs and phonographs in the American South / / John Minton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2008

ISBN

1-282-48592-X

9786612485923

1-60473-327-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Collana

American made music series

Disciplina

781.640975

Soggetti

Folk music - Southern States - History and criticism

Folk songs - Southern States - History and criticism

Sound recordings - Southern States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prelude: supposing we have us a little tune here -- Learning to listen -- True relations -- Let's get this dance started -- Here's one you can all sing right with us -- A special prayer on the man that's a-catching the record -- I ought to be recording right now -- A corn licker still in Georgia -- Coda: well folks, here we are again.

Sommario/riassunto

When record men first traveled from Chicago or invited musicians to studios in New York, these entrepreneurs had no conception how their technology would change the dynamics of what constituted a musical performance. 78 Blues: Folksongs and Phonographs in the American South covers a revolution in artist performance and audience perception through close examination of hundreds of key ""hillbilly"" and ""race"" records released between the 1920's and World War II. In the postwar period, regional strains recorded on pioneering 78 r.p.m. discs exploded into urban blues and R&B, honky-tonk and western