Bibliograph

Nobody knows where the blues come from, lyrics and history, edited by Robert Springer

Type

Label

Nobody knows where the blues come from, lyrics and history, edited by Robert Springer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nobody knows where the blues come from

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

58546129

Responsibility statement

edited by Robert Springer

Series statement

American made music series

Sub title

lyrics and history

Table Of Contents

High water everywhere: blues and gospel commentary on the 1927 Mississippi River flood / David Evans -- Death by fire: African American popular music on the Natchez Rhythm Club fire / Luigi Monge -- Lookin' for the bully: an enquiry into a song and its story / Paul Oliver -- That Dry Creek Eaton Clan: a North Mississippi murder ballad of the 1930s / Tom Freeland and Chris Smith -- Coolidge's blues: African American blues songs on Prohibition, migration, unemployment, and Jim Crow / Guido van Rijn -- On the electronic trail of blues formulas / Robert Springer -- West Indies blues: an historical overview, 1920s-1950s--blues and music from the English-speaking West Indies / John Cowley -- Ethel Waters: "long, lean, lanky mama" / Randall Cherry

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