In Search of the Blues - Couverture souple

Hamilton, Marybeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465018122 ISBN 13 : 9780465018123

Editeur : Basic Books, 2009

Synopsis

Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton-we are all familiar with the story of the Delta blues. Fierce, raw voices; tormented drifters; deals with the devil at the crossroads at midnight.

In this extraordinary reconstruction of the origins of the Delta blues, historian Marybeth Hamilton demonstrates that the story as we know it is largely a myth. The idea of something called Delta blues only emerged in the mid-twentieth century, the culmination of a longstanding white fascination with the exotic mysteries of black music.

Hamilton shows that the Delta blues was effectively invented by white pilgrims, seekers, and propagandists who headed deep into America's south in search of an authentic black voice of rage and redemption. In their quest, and in the immense popularity of the music they championed, we confront America's ongoing love affair with racial difference.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Marybeth Hamilton is a professor of American history at Birkbeck College, University of London. The author of When I'm Bad, I'm Better, she is also a writer and presenter of features for BBC radio. She lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465018122
• ISBN 13: 9780465018123
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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