History of the Blues: The Roots, the Music, the People from Charley Patton to Robert Cray Francis Davis - Couverture souple

Davis, Francis

 
9780786881246: History of the Blues: The Roots, the Music, the People from Charley Patton to Robert Cray Francis Davis

Synopsis

In this exciting tie-in to a three-part PBS-TV series, Atlantic music critic Francis Davis presents a remarkable history of the blues that challenges many standard assumptions. Davis presents a fascinating synthesis of cultural commentary, first-rate musical analysis, copious research, and marvelous visuals.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In this exciting tie-in to a three-part PBS-TV series, Atlantic music critic Francis Davis presents a remarkable history of the blues that challenges many standard assumptions. Davis presents a fascinating synthesis of cultural commentary, first-rate musical analysis, copious research, and marvelous visuals.

Biographie de l'auteur

Francis Davis is a contributing editor of the Atlantic Monthly and writes regularly for the New York Times and the New Yorker. He is the author of the acclaimed books Outcats and History of the Blues and a biography of John Coltrane (Knopf). He lives in Philadelphia.

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