Nobody Knows Where The Blues Come From
Subtitle: Lyrics And History (American Made Music Series)
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: December 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781578067978
Subjects: Blues; History and criticism; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Music; Music/Songbooks; History & Criticism - General; USA; Genres & Styles - Blues; Composers & Musicians - Country & Folk; Blues (Music); Biography / Autobiography
First sentence: The purpose of this paper is to identify and survey the texts of blues, gospel songs and sermons recorded by African Americans about the flood of the Mississippi River and its tributaries in 1927.