02744nam 2200625 a 450 991078183080332120230721032204.01-283-21041-X97866132104181-60473-159-1(CKB)1000000000484981(EBL)746921(OCoLC)220858729(SSID)ssj0000187072(PQKBManifestationID)11178294(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187072(PQKBWorkID)10252971(PQKB)10171612(MiAaPQ)EBC746921(Au-PeEL)EBL746921(CaPaEBR)ebr10218406(CaONFJC)MIL321041(EXLCZ)99100000000048498120070118d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKennedy's blues[electronic resource] African-American blues and gospel songs on JFK /Guido van Rijn1st ed.Jackson University Press of Mississippi20071 online resource (247 p.)American made music seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-57806-957-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-199) and indexes.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.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.American made music series.Blues (Music)History and criticismGospel musicHistory and criticismAfrican AmericansMusicPolitical aspectsBlues (Music)History and criticism.Gospel musicHistory and criticism.African AmericansPolitical aspects.782.421643/1599Rijn Guido van1950-1471221MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781830803321Kennedy's blues3683448UNINA