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Songsters and Saints
Paul Oliver
ISBN 13: 9780521269421
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Softcover
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This original study reveals that the emphasis on blues has drawn attention away from other rich and important vocal traditions such as Southern rural dance music and the comic and social songs and ballads of travelling entertainment shows. Includes a guide to reissued recordings and indexes of approximately 500 artists and 700 song titles.
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Book Description: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999. Softcover. Book Condition: New. Reprint Edition. 339 pages. Softcover. New book. MUSIC. In this innovatory book, the celebrated writer on the blues, Paul Oliv, rediscovers the wealth of neglected vocal traditions issued on Race records. When blus first reached a large audience it was through the 'Race records' issued specifically for black purchasers in the 1920s. Over 500 artists and 700 song titles are indexed and there is a guide to reissued recordings. Includes an Index. (Key Words: Blues, Paul Oliver, Songsters, Blacks, Race Records, Songs, Black Music, Popular Songs, Ballads, World War I, 1920s, Store Front Churches, Sheet Music, Pentecostal Churches, Medicine Shows, Humor, Evangelists, Columbia Records, Baptisms). book. Bookseller Inventory # 34241X2 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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