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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781830803321

Autore

Rijn Guido van <1950->

Titolo

Kennedy's blues [[electronic resource] ] : African-American blues and gospel songs on JFK / / Guido van Rijn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2007

ISBN

1-283-21041-X

9786613210418

1-60473-159-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

American made music series

Disciplina

782.421643/1599

Soggetti

Blues (Music) - History and criticism

Gospel music - History and criticism

African Americans - Political aspects

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 (p. 193-199) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

John F. Kennedy, the man and the myth -- JFK says I've got to go -- Twistin' out in space -- The welfare turns its back on you -- March on, Dr. Martin Luther King -- The day the world stood still.

Sommario/riassunto

Kennedy's Blues: African American Blues and Gospel Songs on JFK collects in a single volume the blues and gospel songs written by African Americans about the presidency of John F. Kennedy and offers a close analysis of Kennedy's hold upon the African American imagination. These blues and gospel songs have never been transcribed and analyzed in a systematic way, so this volume provides a hitherto untapped source on the perception of one of the most intriguing American presidents. After eight years of Republican rule the young Democratic president received a warm welcome from African Americans.