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Delta Blues

Paperback • 2009 • English

Delta Blues

By Ted Gioia

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About the book

In this "expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history" (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us "the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply informative and enjoyable to read" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). From the field hollers of nineteenth-century plantations to Muddy Waters and B.B. King, Delta Blues delves into the uneasy mix of race and money at the point where traditional music became commercial and bluesmen found new audiences ...Show more

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ISBN

9780393337501

Publisher

WW Norton Co

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Delta Blues

Format

Paperback

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