| Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary Contributor(s): Calt, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252076605 ISBN-13: 9780252076602 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: An exhaustive, engrossing lexicon of blues idioms |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Blues - Music | Reference - Reference | Dictionaries |
| Dewey: 781.643 |
| LCCN: 2009021912 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.52" W x 9.02" (1.11 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang. |