Spirituals and the Blues
Edition: Reprint edition
Publisher: Orbis Books (USA)
Published: September 1992
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780816420735
Subjects: History and criticism; Blues; Jazz; Sacred & religious music; Music; Spirituals (Songs); Afro-Americans; Blues (Music)
First sentence: The power of song in the struggle for black survival - that is what the spirituals and blues are about.