num_pages: 236
description: From Robert Johnson to Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson to John Lee Hooker, blues and gospel artists play significant roles in twentieth-century culture. This overview of these genres provides an expression of the twentieth-century black American experience. Histories are questioned; songs and lyrical imagery are analyzed; perspectives are presented from the standpoint of voice, guitar, piano, and working musician. A concluding chapter discusses the impact that the genres have had on mainstream musical culture.
language: English
title: The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music
titlecomplete: The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music (Cambridge Companions to Music)
genres: Nonfiction, Music
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Cambridge University Press