| The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music Contributor(s): Moore, Allan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511998716 ISBN-13: 9780511998713 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music |
| Dewey: 781.643 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Music |
| Physical Information: 1 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Robert Johnson to Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson to John Lee Hooker, blues and gospel artists play significant roles in twentieth-century culture. This overview of these genres provides an expression of the twentieth-century black American experience. Histories are questioned; songs and lyrical imagery are analyzed; perspectives are presented from the standpoint of voice, guitar, piano, and working musician. A concluding chapter discusses the impact that the genres have had on mainstream musical culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moore, Allan: - Allan Moore is Head of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Surrey. He has written widely on popular music and is author of The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Cambridge University Press, 1997), and Rock: The Primary Text (1993). |