| Description |
xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Music in American life
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Music in American life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304) and index. |
| Contents |
Elder spirits. Junior Wells : "Come on in this house" ; Sunnyland Slim : "It given me a tender heart" ; Big Walter Horton : "I mean it from my heart" -- "We gon' pitch a boogie-woogie!" Florence's Lounge : memories of an urban juke ; Maxwell Street : last dance at the carnival of the soul ; "Let's go, baby, to the Hole in the Wall" : clubbing along the current Chicago scene -- Torch-bearers. Jody Williams : return of a legend ; Bonnie Lee : "When I'm up there, I lets everything out" ; Billy Branch : "It's the most powerful music on the planet" ; Sharon Lewis : "I've lived through some treacherous times" ; Lurrie Bell : "God, give me strength to be strong" -- The soul side of town. Artie White : "It's a God-gifted thing" ; Cicero Blake : "Give me what I have coming, or give me nothing" ; Little Scotty : "I'm not only a blues singer--I'm a Motivator!." |
| Subject |
Blues musicians -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Blues musicians. |
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Music -- History and criticism.
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African Americans. |
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Music. |
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Blues (Music) -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History and criticism.
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Blues (Music) |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0252073096 paperback alkaline paper |
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0252030680 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780252030680 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780252073090 paperback alkaline paper |
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