Blues from the Delta
| Introduction by | Billy Taylor |
| Publisher | Da Capo Press |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Copyright | 1978 |
| This Edition Published | 1984 |
| Pages / Font | 226 pages |
| ISBN | 0 - 306 - 80327 - 5 |
| Chapters | Acknowledgments -- 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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