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UNINA9910456471703321 |
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Autore |
Beaumont Daniel E |
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Titolo |
Preachin' the blues [[electronic resource] ] : the life and times of Son House / / Daniel Beaumont |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-026806-9 |
1-283-16839-1 |
9786613168399 |
0-19-975335-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Blues musicians - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. The Second Coming of the Son; CHAPTER 2. Ramblified; CHAPTER 3. The Blues Blowed My Spirit Away; CHAPTER 4. My Black Mama; CHAPTER 5. Dry Spell Blues; CHAPTER 6. Jinx Blues; CHAPTER 7. Eclipse; CHAPTER 8. Father of the Folk Blues; CHAPTER 9. He Was Who He Was; APPENDIX 1. Lyrics to Selected Songs; APPENDIX 2. Southold, NY, Police Report; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In June of 1964, three young, white blues fans set out from New York City in a Volkswagen, heading for the Mississippi Delta in search of a musical legend. So begins Preachin' the Blues, the biography of American blues signer and guitarist Eddie James ""Son"" House, Jr. (1902 - 1988). House pioneered an innovative style, incorporating strong repetitive rhythms with elements of southern gospel and spiritual vocals. A seminal figure in the history of the Delta blues, he was an important, direct influence on such figures as Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson. The landscape of Son House's life and th |
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