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- catalog abstract "The Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of the blues. Stretching from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, the Delta was transformed in the nineteenth century from an undeveloped "island" of hardwood forest and bayous to one of the richest cotton producing areas of the Deep South. Just as the Black laborers transformed the land, so did they cultivate the blues out of the fertile soil of work chants and gospels. Thus began a musical tradition which would produce the likes of Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and later Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and B.B. King. This book is a documentary study, with text and photos, of the survival of this heritage. While many of the greats have died or left the area, the music lives on there. Through numerous interviews, transcribed sessions in local "jook joints," and photographs, author William Ferris reveals the philosophy, lifestyles, and reminiscences of contemporary Delta musicians as they tell how they learned and how they continue to play and live the blues. -- from Book Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b998618.
- catalog created "1978.".
- catalog date "1978".
- catalog date "1978.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1978.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. [195]-204.".
- catalog description "Blues Roots: Entering the Delta; The blues family; Early sounds; Learning the blues; Talking the blues; Blues generation; Records; -- Blues Composition: Make ups; Verses; Blues proverbs; Blues conjuration; Bluesmen and preachers; Black and white music; The white audience; -- Blues house party: Blues talk; The house party; -- Letters.".
- catalog description "Discography: p. [205]-220.".
- catalog description "Filmography: p. [221]-222.".
- catalog description "The Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of the blues. Stretching from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, the Delta was transformed in the nineteenth century from an undeveloped "island" of hardwood forest and bayous to one of the richest cotton producing areas of the Deep South. Just as the Black laborers transformed the land, so did they cultivate the blues out of the fertile soil of work chants and gospels. Thus began a musical tradition which would produce the likes of Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and later Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and B.B. King. This book is a documentary study, with text and photos, of the survival of this heritage. While many of the greats have died or left the area, the music lives on there. Through numerous interviews, transcribed sessions in local "jook joints," and photographs, author William Ferris reveals the philosophy, lifestyles, and reminiscences of contemporary Delta musicians as they tell how they learned and how they continue to play and live the blues. -- from Book Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xii, 226 p., [16] leaves of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Blues from the Delta.".
- catalog identifier "0385099185 :".
- catalog identifier "0385099207".
- catalog isFormatOf "Blues from the Delta.".
- catalog issued "1978".
- catalog issued "1978.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press/Doubleday,".
- catalog relation "Blues from the Delta.".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi.".
- catalog subject "African American musicians Mississippi.".
- catalog subject "Blues (Music) Mississippi History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Blues musicians Mississippi.".
- catalog subject "ML3561.B63 F47 1978".
- catalog tableOfContents "Blues Roots: Entering the Delta; The blues family; Early sounds; Learning the blues; Talking the blues; Blues generation; Records; -- Blues Composition: Make ups; Verses; Blues proverbs; Blues conjuration; Bluesmen and preachers; Black and white music; The white audience; -- Blues house party: Blues talk; The house party; -- Letters.".
- catalog title "Blues from the Delta / William Ferris.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".