The blues lyric formula /
Taft, Michael.
New York ; London : Routledge,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-357) and index.
Defining the commercial blues -- Defining the blues formula -- Fine adjustments : extraformulaic elements in the blues -- The ties that bind : formulas to lines, lines to stanzas, stanzas to songs -- Twenty common formulas -- One singer's formulaic tradition : the repertoire of Garfield Akers -- Why is the blues formulaic? -- Singers and their songs.
Blues (Music)
Blues (Music)