| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 286 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Author's Note""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""Select Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary Sources""; ""General Bibliography""; ""Informants Cited in Text""; ""Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Text""; ""A BLUES DIALECT DICTIONARY""; ""Appendix""; ""Index"" |
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Blues (Music) -- Texts -- Dictionaries.
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Blues (Music) -- History and criticism.
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English language -- Dialects -- Dictionaries.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Blues.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Soul & R 'n B.
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Blues (Music) (OCoLC)fst00835056
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Blues (Music) -- Texts. (OCoLC)fst00835069
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English language -- Dialects.
(OCoLC)fst00911083
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Blues.
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Lied.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
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| Added Title |
Blues dialect dictionary |
| Other Form: |
Print version: (DLC) 2009021912 (OCoLC)317462383 |
| ISBN |
9780252090714 (electronic bk.) |
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0252090713 (electronic bk.) |
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