Roosevelt's blues
Subtitle: African-American blues and gospel songs on FDR
By: Guido van Rijn.
Series: American made music series
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Jackson
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 -- Songs and music -- History and criticism.; Blues (Music) -- Political aspects.; Gospel music -- Political aspects.; African Americans -- Music -- Political aspects.
Description: In Roosevelt's Blues Guido van Rijn documents more than a hundred blues and gospel lyrics that contain direct political comment about FDR. Altogether, they convey the thought, spirit, and history of the African-American population during the Roosevelt era.

Included in the book are recorded sermons by Rev. J.M. Gates and lyrics to songs recorded by such notable musicians as Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, Big Bill Broonzy, "Champion" Jack Dupree, Sonny Boy Williamson, Josh White, the Mississippi Sheiks, and many others. Using these sources, which have been neglected by historians, van Rijn documents Roosevelt's vast popularity among blacks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-258), discography (p. [260]-265), and indexes.
Table of contents: label: Foreward
title: ix; label: Acknowledgments
title: xiii; label: Introduction
title: xv; label: The President, Sittin' on His Throne
title: 3; label: Hard Time in Hooverville
title: 16; label: FDR and Blacks
title: 30; label: I Got to Go to That Red Cross Store
title: 43; label: CWA, You're the Best Pal We Ever Knew
title: 66; label: Got a Job on the WPA
title: 80; label: Sylvester and His Mule Blues
title: 96; label: Don't Take Away My PWA
title: 105; label: The Sales Tax Is on It
title: 110; label: When the Soldiers Get Their Bonus
title: 115; label: The "Scottsboro Boys"
title: 131; label: Uncle Sam Is Calling
title: 139; label: Pearl Harbor Blues
title: 151; label: Hitler and Hell
title: 167; label: Win the War
title: 182; label: Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt
title: 193; label: Conclusion
title: 205; label: Notes
title: 213; label: Bibliography
title: 245; label: Discography
title: 260; label: Song Index
title: 267; label: Artist Index
title: 273; label: General Index
title: 279