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Author:

Gioia, Ted.

Title:

Delta blues : the life and times of the Mississippi Masters who revolutionized American music / Ted Gioia ; artwork by Neil Harpe.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xiii, 449 p., [16] p. of pl. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Blues (Music)--Mississippi--History and criticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-426), discography (p. 417-422), and index.

Contents:

The blues and the old kingdoms -- Where the southern cross the dog -- Dockery's plantation -- Parchman prison -- Hard time killin' floor -- Hellhound on my trail -- I'm a rolling stone -- Hooker's boogie -- Smokestack lightnin' -- Riding with the King -- The blues revival.

Summary:

The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the Mississippi Delta--from legendary greats Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, and others--changed the course of American popular music.

ISBN:

0393337502 (pbk.)
9780393337501 (pbk.)
0393062589 (hardcover)
9780393062588 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)212893669

LCCN:

2008009412

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)