03663nam 2200637Ia 450 991097367340332120200520144314.01-283-25101-997866132510150-252-09112-4(CKB)2550000000089291(SSID)ssj0000544700(PQKBManifestationID)11367543(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000544700(PQKBWorkID)10554009(PQKB)11258602(OCoLC)785781191(MdBmJHUP)muse23803(Au-PeEL)EBL3413873(CaPaEBR)ebr10532345(CaONFJC)MIL325101(OCoLC)923493137(Perlego)2382553(MiAaPQ)EBC3413873(EXLCZ)99255000000008929120070725d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRamblin' on my mind new perspectives on the blues /edited by David Evans1st ed.Urbana University of Illinois Pressc2008430 p. ill., map, musicAfrican American music in global perspectiveBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-252-07448-3 0-252-03203-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Bourdon, blue notes, and pentatonism in the blues: an Africanist perspective / Gerhard Kubik -- "They cert'ly sound good to me": sheet music, Southern vaudeville, and the commercial ascendancy of the blues / Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff -- Abbe Niles, blues advocate / Elliott S. Hurwitt -- The hands of blues guitarists / Andrew M. Cohen -- From Bumble Bee Slim to Black Boy Shine: nicknames of blues singers / David Evans -- Preachin' the blues: a textual linguistic analysis of Son House's "Dry spell blues" / Luigi Monge -- Some ramblings on Robert Johnson's mind: critical analysis and aesthetic value in Delta blues / James Bennighof -- "Guess these people wonder what I'm singing": quotation and reference in Ella Fitzgerald's "St. Louis blues" / Katharine Cartwright -- Beyond the mushroom cloud: a decade of disillusion in black blues and gospel song / Bob Groom -- Houston creoles and zydeco: the emergence of an African American urban popular style / John Minton.This compilation of essays takes the study of the blues to a welcome new level. Distinguished scholars and well-established writers from such diverse backgrounds as musicology, anthropology, musicianship, and folklore join together to examine blues as literature, music, personal expression, and cultural product. Ramblin' on My Mind contains pieces on Ella Fitzgerald, Son House, and Robert Johnson; on the styles of vaudeville, solo guitar, and zydeco; on a comparison of blues and African music; on blues nicknames; and on lyric themes of disillusionment. Contributors are Lynn Abbott, James Bennighof, Katharine Cartwright, Andrew M. Cohen, David Evans, Bob Groom, Elliott Hurwitt, Gerhard Kubik, John Minton, Luigi Monge, and Doug Seroff. African American music in global perspective.Blues (Music)History and criticismAfrican AmericansMusicHistory and criticismBlues (Music)History and criticism.African AmericansMusicHistory and criticism.781.643Evans David1944-1806133MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973673403321Ramblin' on my mind4355130UNINA