The Blues: A Very Short Introduction
| Copyright Holder | Elijah Wald |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, Inc. |
| Publisher Series | Very Short Introductions |
| Cover Art by | Philip Atkins |
| Printed by | Ashford Colour Press Ltd |
| About/Subject | Blues |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York |
| Copyright | 2010 |
| Pages / Font | xi, 140 pages |
| Series Number | 247 |
| Barcode | 9780195398939 |
| EAN 5 | 9000 |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-539893-9 |
| Price | RRP ₤7.99 |
| Price | USA $11.95 |
| Chapters | List of illustrations xi Introduction: what is blues? 1 Part I A short history of blues 1 Roots of the blues 11 2 Prewar blues 21 3 Modern blues 47 Part II Blues in American culture 4 Blues and jazz 81 5 Blues and country music 95 6 The language and poetry of the blues 111 References 125 Further reading 128 Index 131 |
| Notes | Printed in Great Britain. Contains 12 illustrations |
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