Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.55 (532 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0060524278 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-06-05 |
Language | : | English |
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The chapter on how white guitarists like Eric Clapton and Keith Richards interpreted who Johnson was and what he played really shows why he is not one of the many forgotten early 20th-century bluesmen. From the blues' meager beginning in the early 1900s to its '30s heyday and its 1960s revival, Wald gives a revisionist history of the music, which he feels, in many instances, has been mislabeled and misjudged. Though his writing sometimes reads like a textbook, and he occasionally gets bogged down in arcane musical references, Wald's academic precision aids him in his quest to re-analyze America's perception of the blues as well as in trying to decipher the music's murky true origins and history. From Publishers Weekly In this combinatio
Awesome book! Elijah Wald spends the first half of William Gray Awesome book! Elijah Wald spends the first half of the book explaining how the blues were created. Then, he talks about Robert Johnson in such a way that I have never read! Must have!!. Debunks the Johnson myths Paul H Janisch Sets the scene for Johnson as a musician and not some sort of mythical character who sold his soul to the devil. Paints a contemporary picture of the music at the time. Stunning book. A must for all blues fans. You are left with a sense of intrigue.. Excellent research and background into the Blues Amazon Customer Excellent research and background into the Blues. Thank goodness for youtube, so you can have a listen to these artist that you probably never heard before. This is necessary so you can understand the differences between the blues singers. Elijah's love for the blues and the true history and not just the romantic view comes shining through and for that I ap
The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America's deepest and most influential music genre. What emerges is a new appreciation for the blues and the movement of its artists from the shadows of the 1930s Mississippi Delta to the mainstream venues frequented by today's loyal blues fans.. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black audience of his time yet now celebrated as the greatest figure in blues history.Trying to separate myth from reality, biographer E