03000nam 2200613 a 450 991082357990332120230126202640.01-283-43476-897866134347601-61703-011-2(CKB)2550000000082390(EBL)726882(OCoLC)774385320(SSID)ssj0000599315(PQKBManifestationID)11428058(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000599315(PQKBWorkID)10596018(PQKB)11405327(MiAaPQ)EBC726882(Au-PeEL)EBL726882(CaPaEBR)ebr10529433(CaONFJC)MIL343476(EXLCZ)99255000000008239020101210d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrI'm feeling the blues right now[electronic resource] blues tourism and the Mississippi Delta /Stephen A. KingJackson University Press of Mississippi20111 online resource (617 p.)American made music seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-61703-010-4 Includes bibliography (p. 239-267), discography (p. 268-270) and index.The history of the Mississippi Delta blues -- The history of blues tourism in the Mississippi Delta -- Blues myths and the rhetorical imagination of place -- Blues festivals, race, and the construction of authenticity -- A blues countermemory : the history of Mississippi, the story of the Delta -- Public memory, historical amnesia, and the Shack Up Inn -- Assessing tourism goals : money, image, and reconciliation.In I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta, Stephen A. King reveals the strategies used by blues promoters and organizers in Mississippi, both African American and white, local and state, to attract the attention of tourists. In the process, he reveals how promotional materials portray the Delta's blues culture and its musicians. Those involved in selling the blues in Mississippi work to promote the music while often conveniently forgetting the state's historical record of racial and economic injustice. King's research includes numerous interviews with blues muAmerican made music series.Blues (Music)Social aspectsBlues (Music)MississippiDelta (Region)History and criticismMusic and tourismMississippiDelta (Region)HistoryBlues (Music)Social aspects.Blues (Music)History and criticism.Music and tourismHistory.306.4/84243097624King Stephen A.1964-1666406MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823579903321I'm feeling the blues right now4043927UNINA