Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues - Couverture rigide

Ferris, William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0807833258 ISBN 13 : 9780807833254

Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2009

Synopsis

Give My Poor Heart Ease Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist Ferris documented the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Illustrated. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This title presents a multimedia introduction to the blues and its roots. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Now, "Give My Poor Heart Ease" puts front and center a searing selection of the artistically and emotionally rich voices from this invaluable documentary record. Illustrated with Ferris' photographs of the musicians and their communities and including a dual CD/DVD that presents his original field recordings and films, the book features more than twenty interviews relating frank, dramatic, and engaging narratives about black life and blues music in the heart of the American South. Here are the stories of artists who have long memories and speak eloquently about their lives, blues musicians who represent a wide range of musical traditions - from one-strand instruments, bottle-blowing, and banjo to spirituals, hymns, and prison work chants. Celebrities such as B.B. King and Willie Dixon along with performers known best in their neighborhoods express the full range of human and artistic experience - joyful and gritty, raw and painful. In an autobiographical introduction, Ferris reflects on how he fell in love with the vibrant musical culture that was all around him but was considered off limits to a white Mississippian during a troubled era. This magnificent volume brings to life blues music, the broader African American experience, and indeed the history and culture of America itself.

Revue de presse :

"These voices express the blues in a deep and truthful way. They touched my heart." --B. B. King

"Like Bill Ferris, I grew up in Mississippi. My life is continually shaped by the blues. This book captures those rich voices so well." --Morgan Freeman

"For blues lovers who love their experience pure and strong. . . . Joyous, powerful and authentic, this package is designed to both inform and entertain those willing to plunge into this audacious world." --Publishers Weekly

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The University of North Carolina Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0807833258
• ISBN 13: 9780807833254
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320