Blues from the Delta

Introduction byBilly Taylor
PublisherDa Capo Press
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationNew York, NY
Copyright1978
This Edition Published1984
Pages / Font226 pages
ISBN0 - 306 - 80327 - 5
ChaptersAcknowledgments -- ix Preface -- xi I. BLUES ROOTS -- 1 Entering the Delta -- 3 The Blues Family -- 11 The Blues Perspective -- 25 Early Sounds -- 31 Learning the Blues -- 37 Talking the Blues -- 41 Blues Generations -- 45 Records -- 51 II. BLUES COMPOSITION -- 55 Make Ups -- 61 Verses -- 67 Blues Proverbs -- 73 Blues Conjuration -- 77 Bluesmen and Preachers -- 79 Black and White Music -- 91 The White Audience -- 95 III. BLUES HOUSE PARTY -- 99 Blues Talk -- 107 The House Party -- 115 IV. LETTERS -- 157 Notes -- 179 Bibliography -- 195 Discography -- 205 Filmography -- 221
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