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Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta

Robert Palmer

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Description:Blues is the cornerstone of American popular music, the bedrock of rock and roll. In this extraordinary musical and social history, Robert Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginnings, to the steamy bars of Chicago's South Side, to international popularity, recognition, and imitation.Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson, who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters, who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson, who launched the King Biscuit Time radio show and brought blues to the airwaves; and John Lee Hooker, Ike Turner, B. B. King, and many others.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta. To get started finding Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 293

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: —

ISBN: 0140062238

Description: Blues is the cornerstone of American popular music, the bedrock of rock and roll. In this extraordinary musical and social history, Robert Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginnings, to the steamy bars of Chicago's South Side, to international popularity, recognition, and imitation.Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson, who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters, who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson, who launched the King Biscuit Time radio show and brought blues to the airwaves; and John Lee Hooker, Ike Turner, B. B. King, and many others.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta. To get started finding Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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