Write me a few of your lines
Subtitle: a blues reader
By: edited by Steven C. Tracy
Contributors: Tracy, Steven C. (Steven Carl), 1954-
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 603
Subjects: Blues (Music) -- History and criticism
Description: "This book brings together some of the most significant writings about the blues published between 1911 and 1998. Included are selections by folklorists, anthropologists, sociologists, literary artists, musicians, critics, and aficionados.".

"From these various perspectives emerges a new understanding of the blues: its origins in African aesthetics; the impact of slavery and Reconstruction on it; its early folk manifestations; and the importance of religion, style, gender, audience, protest, and the record business in its development as an art form. Further context is provided by a comprehensive introduction, section overviews, and an extensive bibliography, discography, and videography of blues materials."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-578) and indexes

Discography: p. 551-569