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This primer on the historical development of the blues considers the psychological, cultural, and artistic elements that combined--sometime before the turn of the century--to form the blues
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In 1976, Giles Oakley helped produce the acclaimed five-part BBC documentary The Devil's Music, which resulted in this book. He has since coproduced numerous prime-time programs and series for BBC-TV and has contributed to many books and journals.
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- PublisherBritish Broadcasting Corporation
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0563160128
- ISBN 13 9780563160120
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages287
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Book Description Soft Cover. Pb, 288pp, b/w photos. Good (-) with edgewear/creasing. Endpapers a bit mottled but text clean. Accompanied the BBC television series. Examines the societal and pyschological influences which led to the emergence of the blues at the end of the 19th century and its subsequent development. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 038442
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 287 pp. Trade paperback format. Edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. The rise and development of the blues through American social history as experienced by African Americans. Size: 8vo. Book. Seller Inventory # 225960
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The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues .illustrated with b & w Photos .Sonny Terry, Bessie Smith, Big Joe Turner, Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, "Jelly Roll" Morton, 'Blind Boy" Fuller, Howling Wolf, Eddie "Son" House, Ida Cox
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