| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Author' Note -- Contents -- Introduction -- Select Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary Sources -- General Bibliography -- Informants Cited in Text -- Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Text -- A Blues Dialect Dictionary -- Appendix -- Index. |
| Summary |
This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Blues (Music) -- Texts -- Dictionaries.
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Blues (Music) -- Texts. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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| Subject |
Blues (Music) -- History and criticism.
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Blues (Music) |
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Electronic resource.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Dictionaries.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Barrelhouse words 9780252033476 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2009021912 |
| ISBN |
9780252033476 cloth : alkaline paper |
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0252033477 cloth : alkaline paper |
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9780252076602 paperback : alkaline paper |
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0252076605 paperback : alkaline paper |
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9780252090714 e-book |
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1283070081 |
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0252090713 |
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9781283070089 |
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