Blue Smoke: The Recorded Journey of Big Bill Broonzy Contributor(s): House, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807137200 ISBN-13: 9780807137208 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Blues - Music | Individual Composer & Musician - Music | Genres & Styles - Jazz |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2010019179 |
Series: LSU Press Paperback Original |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.04" W x 8.84" (1.12 lbs) 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A contemporary of blues greats Blind Blake, Tampa Red, and Papa Charlie Jackson, Chicago blues artist William Big Bill Broonzy influenced an array of postwar musicians, including Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, and J. B. Lenoir. In Blue Smoke, Roger House tells the extraordinary story of Big Bill, a working-class bluesman whose circumstances offer a window into the dramatic social transformations faced by African Americans during the first half of the twentieth century. |