The Spirituals and the Blues
Subtitle: An Interpretation
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: September 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780883448434
Subjects: Blues; Christian social thought & activity; Sacred & religious music; Music; Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional; Religion - Socialissues; Religion; Spirituals (Songs); Genres & Styles - Blues; History & Criticism - General; African Americans; Blues (Music); History and criticism
First sentence: The power of song in the struggle for black survival - that is what the spirituals and blues are about.