Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
Untertitel:
A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
Herausgeber:
PENGUIN GROUP
Erscheinungsdatum:
29.07.1982
Informationen zum Autor Robert Palmer Klappentext Blues is the cornerstone of American popular music, the bedrock of rock and roll. In this extraordinary musical and social history, Robert Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginnings, to the steamy bars of Chicago's South Side, to international popularity, recognition, and imitation. Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson, who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters, who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson, who launched the King Biscuit Time radio show and brought blues to the airwaves; and John Lee Hooker, Ike Turner, B. B. King, and many others. "A lucid . . . entrancing study" -- Greil Marcus "Palmer has a powerful understanding of the music and an intense involvement in the culture." -- The Nation Zusammenfassung Blues is the cornerstone of American popular music! the bedrock of rock and roll. In this extraordinary musical and social history! Robert Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginnings! to the steamy bars of Chicago's South Side! to international popularity! recognition! and imitation. Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson! who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters! who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson! who launched the King Biscuit Time radio show and brought blues to the airwaves; and John Lee Hooker! Ike Turner! B. B. King! and many others. "A lucid . . . entrancing study" -- Greil Marcus "Palmer has a powerful understanding of the music and an intense involvement in the culture." -- The Nation Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: "It Wasn't No Big Money, but We's Doin' It" Part I Chapter 1: Beginnings Chapter 2: Heart Like Railroad Steel Part II Chapter 3: Mojo Hand Chapter 4: Chicago Pep Part III Chapter 5: King Biscuit Time Chapter 6: I Believe I'll Dust My Broom Chapter 7: Kings of Rhythm Epilogue: The World Boogie Discography Bibliography Index ...
Autorentext
Robert Palmer
Klappentext
Blues is the cornerstone of American popular music, the bedrock of rock and roll. In this extraordinary musical and social history, Robert Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginnings, to the steamy bars of Chicago's South Side, to international popularity, recognition, and imitation. Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson, who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters, who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson, who launched the King Biscuit Time radio show and brought blues to the airwaves; and John Lee Hooker, Ike Turner, B. B. King, and many others.
"A lucid . . . entrancing study" -- Greil Marcus
"Palmer has a powerful understanding of the music and an intense involvement in the culture." -- The Nation
Inhalt
Prologue: "It Wasn't No Big Money, but We's Doin' It"
Part I
Chapter 1: Beginnings
Chapter 2: Heart Like Railroad Steel
Part II
Chapter 3: Mojo Hand
Chapter 4: Chicago Pep
Part III
Chapter 5: King Biscuit Time
Chapter 6: I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
Chapter 7: Kings of Rhythm
Epilogue: The World BoogieDiscography
Bibliography
Index
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