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Author:

Inaba, Mitsutoshi, 1964-

Title:

Willie Dixon : preacher of the blues / Mitsutoshi Inaba.

Publisher:

Scarecrow Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

xxxi, 443 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports., music ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Dixon, Willie,--1915-1992.
Dixon, Willie,--1915-1992--Criticism and interpretation.
Blues (Music)--History and criticism.
Blues (Music)--Analysis, appreciation.
Blues musicians--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

Dixon's youth : the cultural basis for the new interpretation of Dixon's compositions -- Dixon's early musical experiences -- Willie Dixon's early groups -- Willie Dixon and Chess Records -- Willie Dixon's compositions in the first Chess Records period (1953-1956) -- Cobra Records period -- The second Chess Records period.

Series:

African American cultural theory and heritage.

ISBN:

0810869942 (ebook)
9780810869943 (ebook)
0810869934 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780810869936 (hardback : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)430523030

LCCN:

2009033237

Locations:

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

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

HYAX325 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Estherville (Estherville)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)