The blues
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Elijah Wald
Series: Very short introductions
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780195398939
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Blues (Music) -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: List of Illustrations
pagenum: xi; label: Introduction: What is Blues?
pagenum: 1; label: Part I
title: A Short History of Blues
pagenum: 0; label: 1
title: Roots of the Blues
pagenum: 11; label: 2
title: Pre-War Blues
pagenum: 21; label: 3
title: Modern Blues
pagenum: 47; label: Part II
title: Blues in American Culture
pagenum: 79; label: 4
title: Blues and Jazz
pagenum: 81; label: 5
title: Blues and Country Music
pagenum: 95; label: 6
title: The Language and the Poetry of the Blues
pagenum: 111; label: References
pagenum: 125; label: Further reading
pagenum: 128; label: Index
pagenum: 131