Early Downhome Blues
Author | : Jeff Todd Titon |
Publisher | : Urbana : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1977 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015002541475 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Early Downhome Blues written by Jeff Todd Titon and published by Urbana : University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Downhome Saturday night is where blues and blacks come together in intimate embrace. It was eating, dancing, drinking, gambling, womanizing, a vibrant scene of rhythmic communion. In this detailed analysis of early blues music, Titon takes us back to that scene, or, in the words of the blues artist Jo Jo Williams, 'down home...back to the root...where it all start at, this music, the blues...'" --Front jacket flap.