Hard Luck Blues

Author : Rich Remsberg
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252056208

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Hard Luck Blues by Rich Remsberg Pdf

Showcasing American music and music making during the Great Depression, Hard Luck Blues presents more than two hundred photographs created by the New Deal's Farm Security Administration photography program. With an appreciation for the amateur and the local, FSA photographers depicted a range of musicians sharing the regular music of everyday life, from informal songs in migrant work camps, farmers' homes, barn dances, and on street corners to organized performances at church revivals, dance halls, and community festivals. Captured across the nation from the northeast to the southwest, the images document the last generation of musicians who learned to play without the influence of recorded sound, as well as some of the pioneers of Chicago's R & B scene and the first years of amplified instruments. The best visual representation of American roots music performance during the Depression era, Hard Luck Blues features photographs by Jack Delano, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Arthur Rothstein, Ben Shahn, Marion Post Wolcott, and others. Photographer and image researcher Rich Remsberg breathes life into the images by providing contextual details about the persons and events captured, in some cases drawing on interviews with the photographers' subjects. Also included are a foreword by author Nicholas Dawidoff and an afterword by music historian Henry Sapoznik. Published in association with the Library of Congress.

Author : Edward Komara
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1279 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135958329

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The Blues Encyclopedia by Edward Komara Pdf

The first full-length authoritative Encyclopedia on the Blues as a musical form. A to Z in format, this work covers not only the performers, but also musical styles, regions, record labels and cultural aspects of the blues.

Author : Edward M. Komara
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 1274 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Blues
ISBN : 9780415926997

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Encyclopedia of the Blues by Edward M. Komara Pdf

This comprehensive two-volume set brings together all aspects of the blues from performers and musical styles to record labels and cultural issues, including regional evolution and history. Organized in an accessible A-to-Z format, the Encyclopedia of the Blues is an essential reference resource for information on this unique American music genre. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of the Blues website.

Author : Edward Komara,Peter Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1274 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135958312

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The Blues Encyclopedia by Edward Komara,Peter Lee Pdf

The Blues Encyclopedia is the first full-length authoritative Encyclopedia on the Blues as a musical form. While other books have collected biographies of blues performers, none have taken a scholarly approach. A to Z in format, this Encyclopedia covers not only the performers, but also musical styles, regions, record labels and cultural aspects of the blues, including race and gender issues. Special attention is paid to discographies and bibliographies.

Author : Ross Laird
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1996-11-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780313370052

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Moanin' Low by Ross Laird Pdf

The first comprehensive guide to pre-1934 female popular vocal recordings sung in English—from around the world and including all styles—this discographical study includes solos, duets, trios, and quartets composed by the great songwriters of the early 1900s (from Irving Berlin to Victor Young). The majority of the listings includes material that has not been previously published, and a large number of entries profile such prolific artists as Helen Clark and Gladys Rice, who are not in previous discographies. A special feature includes data on sound-on-disc recording made for early talking-picture musical shorts (especially by Vitaphone) that is not documented elsewhere. A comprehensive title index includes composer credits for the majority of the titles listed. The first comprehensive guide to pre-1934 female popular vocal recordings sung in English—from around the world and including all styles—this discographical study includes solos, duets, trios, and quartets composed by the great songwriters of the early 1900s (from Irving Berlin to Victor Young). The majority of the listings includes material that has not been previously published, and a large number of entries profile such prolific artists as Helen Clark and Gladys Rice, who are not in previous discographies. A special feature includes data on sound-on-disc recording made for early talking-picture musical shorts (especially by Vitaphone) that is not documented elsewhere. A comprehensive title index includes composer credits for the majority of the titles listed. Many of the records documented in this volume are by the artists who introduced these songs at this time or who performed them in the original productions of the shows or movies for which they were written. The singing styles include those of cabaret performers, music-hall and vaudeville acts. Songs for the stage, screen, and radio are also included.

Author : Matthew Kilbane
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781421448114

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The Lyre Book by Matthew Kilbane Pdf

"This work explores the lyric poem as an indispensable artifact at the intersection of literary and media studies and a critical index of the social history of technological change"--

Author : Gavin Cologne-Brookes,Neil Sammells,David Timms
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781315504353

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Writing and America by Gavin Cologne-Brookes,Neil Sammells,David Timms Pdf

Writing and America surveys the writing genres that have contributed to the American notions of America . Essays from scholars from both side of the Atlantic chart the range of responses to American nationhood from colonial times to the present and include dissenting responses from communities such as native American, black and feminist writers. Case studies from writers such as James Fenimore Cooper and William Carlos Williams provide a framework for discussions on topics such as colonial notions of America as the promised land, the discourses of nationhood in the republic, the sense of nationhood in American historiography, and the formation of the American Canon. Draws upon extracts from the American Bills of Rights and the Constitution as examples of different types of writing.

Author : Bill Greensmith,Mark Camarigg,Mike Rowe
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252097508

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Blues Unlimited by Bill Greensmith,Mark Camarigg,Mike Rowe Pdf

British blues fan Mike Leadbitter launched the magazine Blues Unlimited in 1963. The groundbreaking publication fueled the then-nascent, now-legendary blues revival that reclaimed seminal figures like Son House and Skip James from obscurity. Throughout its history, Blues Unlimited heightened the literacy of blues fans, documented the latest news and career histories of countless musicians, and set the standard for revealing long-form interviews. Conducted by Bill Greensmith, Mike Leadbitter, Mike Rowe, John Broven, and others, and covering a who's who of blues masters, these essential interviews from Blues Unlimited shed light on their subjects while gleaning colorful detail from the rough and tumble of blues history. Here is Freddie King playing a string of one-nighters so grueling it destroys his car; five-year-old Fontella Bass gigging at St. Louis funeral homes; and Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup rising from life in a packing crate to music stardom. Here, above all, is an eyewitness history of the blues written in neon lights and tears, an American epic of struggle and transcendence, of Saturday night triumphs and Sunday morning anonymity, of clean picking and dirty deals. Featuring interviews with: Fontella Bass, Ralph Bass, Fred Below, Juke Boy Bonner, Roy Brown, Albert Collins, James Cotton, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Joe Dean, Henry Glover, L.C. Green, Dr. Hepcat, Red Holloway, Louise Johnson, Floyd Jones, Moody Jones, Freddie King, Big Maceo Merriweather, Walter Mitchell, Louis Myers, Johnny Otis, Snooky Pryor, Sparks Brothers, Jimmy Thomas, Jimmy Walker, and Baby Boy Warren.

Author : Robert Ford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1401 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135865085

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A Blues Bibliography by Robert Ford Pdf

This revised and updated definitive blues bibliography now includes 6,000-7,000 entries to cover the last decade’s writings and new figures to have emerged on the Country and modern blues to the R&B scene.

Author : Gérard Herzhaft
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781557284525

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Encyclopedia of the Blues by Gérard Herzhaft Pdf

he popular Encyclopedia of the Blues, first published by the University of Arkansas Press in 1992 and reprinted six times, has become an indispensable reference source for all involved with or intrigued by the music. The work alphabetizes hundreds of biographical entries, presenting detailed examinations of the performers and of the instruments, trends, recordings, and producers who have created and popularized this truly American art form.

Author : John Broven
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0882894331

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Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans by John Broven Pdf

Traces the development of the rhythm and blues musical style and recording industry in New Orleans from 1946 to 1963

Author : Matt Dennis
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781513475585

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Introduction to the Blues by Matt Dennis Pdf

Well-known jazz piano great, Matt Dennis, provides a step-by-step study into blues and improvisation. This highly acclaimed text explores the traditional 12-bar blues formula with its three chord changes; covers in some depth all the basic blues chords and inversions; teaches the most popular blues bass progressions and provides a wide variety of original blues melodies for students to play.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119498439

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Michael Taft
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781136734014

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Talkin' to Myself by Michael Taft Pdf

Talkin' to Myself: Blues Lyrics, 1921-1942 is a compendium of lyrics by the great blues recording artists of the classic blues era. It includes over 2000 songs, transcribed directly from the original recordings, making it by far the most comprehensive and accurate collection of blues lyrics available.

Author : Tony Russell,Bob Pinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199881543

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Country Music Records by Tony Russell,Bob Pinson Pdf

More than twenty years in the making, Country Music Records documents all country music recording sessions from 1921 through 1942. With primary research based on files and session logs from record companies, interviews with surviving musicians, as well as the 200,000 recordings archived at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Frist Library and Archives, this notable work is the first compendium to accurately report the key details behind all the recording sessions of country music during the pre-World War II era. This discography documents--in alphabetical order by artist--every commercial country music recording, including unreleased sides, and indicates, as completely as possible, the musicians playing at every session, as well as instrumentation. This massive undertaking encompasses 2,500 artists, 5,000 session musicians, and 10,000 songs. Summary histories of each key record company are also provided, along with a bibliography. The discography includes indexes to all song titles and musicians listed.