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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 781.643097624 EAN: 9780393062588 ISBN: 0393062589 Label: W. W. Norton Manufacturer: W. W. Norton Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: October 20, 2008 Publisher: W. W. Norton Studio: W. W. Norton Editorial Review: Product Description: The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the Mississippi Delta changed the course of American popular music. The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. With original research and keen insights, Ted Gioia—the author of a landmark study of West Coast jazz and the critically acclaimed The History of Jazz—brings to life the stirring music of the Delta, evoking the legendary figures who shaped its sound and ethos: Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, and others. Tracing the history of the Delta blues from the field hollers and plantation music of the nineteenth century to the exploits of modern-day musicians in the Delta tradition, Delta Blues tells the full story of this timeless and unforgettable music. No cultural force boasts such humble origins or such world-conquering reverberations. In this evocative rags-to-riches tale, Gioia shows how the sounds of the Delta altered the course of popular music in America and in the world beyond. 38 illustrations. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Delta Blues come alive hereThis is a wonderful work for those interested in the blues--and more specifically, the Delta blues. First thing to know: I used to think that the Delta blues came from the delta of the Mississippi River as it flowed into the Gulf of Mexico. Boy, was my geography wrong! The delta referred to is the land between and around the confluence of the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers. And what blues players emerged from this poor, difficult country. To name some of them is to name some of the best known blues ... Read More Rating: - Review of Delta BluesExcellent book. It gives a lot of good information about the formatino of the blues, from the turn of the century to its migration north to Chicago. there are a significant number of the lesser known blues singers that laid the foundation for the blues and rock and roll that we listen to today. Rating: - Blues PassionFor many years, the blues of the Mississippi Delta were all but forgotten. With the combination of cross over or urbanized performances and scholarly interest, the blues have experienced a resurgence. Ted Gioia's new book "Delta Blues: the Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters who Revolutionized American Music" (2008) is the most recent work which carefully studies the Delta blues tradition Gioia is a performer and a scholar who began with an interest in jazz. As a young jazz musician, Gioia tells ... Read More Rating:  - A great book about.........the Delta Blues from early times to the present. This has to be a very frustrating subject to research and write about. The documentation is so very sketchy. The author is to be commended as well as the other researchers and writers he quotes. This is one of those wonderful books you run into every now and then that is serious but readable. No small thing! If you are at all interested in the Delta Blues you'll enjoy this book! To echo a previous reviewer, this book is appropiate for the beginner to the ... Read More Rating: - DELTA BLUESHardcover,400 pages not including notes or index. There are 16 pages of black and white photos. There are also pencil sketches of some of the more important blues artists(Tommy Johnson,Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson,John Lee Hooker,and others)dealt with in the book. There is a list of 100 songs by various artists,which give the listener a very brief look into the various styles of blues mentioned in the text,with a few outside of the "delta" blues area. This is a good starting point for someone new to ... Read More |
