A guide to the blues : history, who's who, research sources / Austin Sonnier, Jr.
A guide to the blues : history, who's who, research sources / Austin Sonnier, Jr.
A guide to the blues : history, who's who, research sources / Austin Sonnier, Jr.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Date
1994.
Call Numbers
N781.64309/2
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 287 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. History, Development, and Influence. 1. African Influences: A Pre-history. 2. The New World. 3. Some Highly Musical Places. 4. The Classic Era. 5. Hoodoo (Voodoo) and the Blues. 6. The Influence of the Blues -- Pt. II. Exponents and Reference Materials. 7. The Musicians.
Publication information
Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
1994.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
The only book about the blues that embraces a complete history, this ambitious work traces almost 1,000 years of cultural history and connects the blues to its roots in African history and musical forms and to the history of slavery. This comprehensive reference contains an up-to-date biographical dictionary which includes discographies of over 300...
Alternative Titles
Full title
A guide to the blues : history, who's who, research sources / Austin Sonnier, Jr.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references, discography, filmography, and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N781.64309/2
Record Identifier
74VKJQlpJ2EZ
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJQlpJ2EZ
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0313287244 (alk. paper)
9780313287244 (alk. paper)
DDC
781.64309
MMS ID
991022284429702626
