Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Jazz & Blues, Blues, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism
Cover of the book Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by Ted Gioia, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ted Gioia ISBN: 9780393069990
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: November 2, 2009
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Ted Gioia
ISBN: 9780393069990
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: November 2, 2009
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

“The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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 of thousands. Combining extensive fieldwork, archival research, interviews with living musicians, and first-person accounts with “his own calm, argument-closing incantations to draw a line through a century of Delta blues” (New York Times), this engrossing narrative is flavored with insightful and vivid musical descriptions that ensure “an understanding of not only the musicians, but the music itself” (Boston Sunday Globe). Rooted in the thick-as-tar Delta soil, Delta Blues is already “a contemporary classic in its field” (Jazz Review).

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

“The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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 of thousands. Combining extensive fieldwork, archival research, interviews with living musicians, and first-person accounts with “his own calm, argument-closing incantations to draw a line through a century of Delta blues” (New York Times), this engrossing narrative is flavored with insightful and vivid musical descriptions that ensure “an understanding of not only the musicians, but the music itself” (Boston Sunday Globe). Rooted in the thick-as-tar Delta soil, Delta Blues is already “a contemporary classic in its field” (Jazz Review).

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book SEL Every Day: Integrating Social and Emotional Learning with Instruction in Secondary Classrooms (SEL Solutions Series) by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book Feel Free: Poems by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book The Dirty Side of the Storm: Poems by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book Yoga Therapy for Children with Autism and Special Needs by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book The New Time Travelers: A Journey to the Frontiers of Physics by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book Run Before the Wind by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book The Measure of Manhattan: The Tumultuous Career and Surprising Legacy of John Randel, Jr., Cartographer, Surveyor, Inventor by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book What Einstein Told His Cook 2: The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book Commodify Your Dissent: Salvos from The Baffler by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book Attachment-Based Yoga & Meditation for Trauma Recovery: Simple, Safe, and Effective Practices for Therapy by Ted Gioia
Cover of the book The Apple Lover's Cookbook by Ted Gioia
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy