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Devil's Music : A History of the Blues by Giles Oakley (1997, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHachette Books

ISBN-100306807432

ISBN-139780306807435

eBay Product ID (ePID)489963

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleDevil's Music : a History of the Blues

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Blues

Publication Year1997

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic

AuthorGiles Oakley

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight14.1 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN96-052633

Dewey Edition19

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal784.5/3/00973

SynopsisSuperbly researched and vividly written, The Devil's Music is one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to other forms of black music and in the context of American social history as experienced by African Americans. From its roots in the turn-of-the-century honky-tonks of New Orleans and the barrelhouses and plantations of the Mississippi Delta to modern legends such as John Lee Hooker and B. B. King, the blues comes alive here through accounts by the blues musicians themselves and those who knew them. Throughout this wide-ranging and fascinating book, Giles Oakley describes the texture of the life that made the blues possible, and the changing attitudes toward the music. The Devil's Music is a wholehearted and loving examination of one of America's most powerful traditions.

LC Classification NumberML3521.O18 1997