$31.23
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
26 January 2005
Summary
The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America’s deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black audience of his time yet now celebrated as the greatest figure in blues history.
Trying to separate myth from reality, biographer Elijah Wald studies the blues from the inside – not only examining recordings but also the recollections of th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780060524272 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0060524278 |
| Author: | Elijah Wald |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | Amistad Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 26 January 2005 |
| Weight: | 388g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 23mm |
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“If you read only one book about blues…read this one.” – Starred Booklist on Escaping the Delta
“If you read only one book about blues…read this one.” – Starred Booklist on Escaping the Delta
About The Author
Elijah Wald
Elijah Wald is a writer and musician whose books include Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues and How the Beatles Destroyed Rock “n” Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music. A respected expert on the folk revival, he collaborated with Dave Van Ronk on The Mayor of MacDougal Street, the inspiration for the Coen Brothers’ film Inside Llewyn Davis. His awards include a 2002 Grammy, and he has taught blues history at UCLA and lectured widely on American, Mexican, and world music. He currently lives in Medford, Massachusetts.
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