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W. W. Norton
November 2008
On Sale: October 20, 2008
448 pages ISBN: 0393062589 EAN: 9780393062588 Hardcover
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The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the
Mississippi Delta changed the course of American popular
music. The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the
swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of the Mississippi
Delta. With original research and keen insights, Ted Gioia—
the author of a landmark study of West Coast jazz and the
critically acclaimed The History of Jazz—brings to life the
stirring music of the Delta, evoking the legendary figures
who shaped its sound and ethos: Robert Johnson, Charley
Patton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B.
King, and others. Tracing the history of the Delta blues
from the field hollers and plantation music of the
nineteenth century to the exploits of modern-day musicians
in the Delta tradition, Delta Blues tells the full story of
this timeless and unforgettable music. No cultural force
boasts such humble origins or such world-conquering
reverberations. In this evocative rags-to-riches tale,
Gioia shows how the sounds of the Delta altered the course
of popular music in America and in the world beyond. 38
illustrations.
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