TheLastPeanut
10 posts
Apr 23, 2010
11:24 PM
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Hey guys, I'm here again asking for some help. I have to do a research assingment about how the blues reflected African-American atititudes, particularly racial and socio-economic challenges during 1900-1950. I figured you guys would know a helluva lot more about this type of thing then me so if anyone could point me to any books or blues historians, It would be greatly appreciated.
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harmonicajoe
5 posts
Apr 26, 2010
7:42 PM
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I don't know so much about about the specific subject, but I think Leroy Jones' Blues People might be a good start,or take a look at Deep Blues by Robert Palmer.
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kudzurunner
1374 posts
Apr 26, 2010
8:49 PM
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William Barlow's LOOKING UP AT DOWN: THE RISE OF BLUES CULTURE (I'm not sure about the subtitle) is the place to start. Also JUST MY SOUL RESPONDING by Brian Ward. Yes, Jones's BLUES PEOPLE is okay, but a little dated. On the other hand, Paul Oliver's BLUES FELL THIS MORNING, old as it is, is a great introduction.
Guido Van Rijn's several books on the blues connect the music with the politics surrounding the Roosevelt, Truman, and Kennedy administrations.
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CMo
23 posts
Apr 27, 2010
8:13 AM
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Krunner, your just a melting pot of information and knowledge!!! You Go Boi!!!
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