Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xiii, 449 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-416, 423-426) and index. |
Summary |
The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the Mississippi Delta--from legendary greats Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, and others--changed the course of American popular music. |
Contents |
The blues and the old kingdoms -- Where the southern cross the dog -- Dockery's plantation -- Parchman prison -- Hard time killin' floor -- Hellhound on my trail -- I'm a rolling stone -- Hooker's boogie -- Smokestack lightnin' -- Riding with the King -- The blues revival. |
Subject |
Blues (Music) -- Mississippi -- History and criticism.
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ISBN |
9780393062588 hardcover |
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0393062589 hardcover |
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