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' … remarkable … a definitive study in breadth and depth of the themes, backgrounds, imagery and motivation of the blues.' The New York Times
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This is a new, thoroughly revised edition of Paul Oliver's classic study of the blues. First published in 1960, this remarkable book has not been superseded and its reappearance will be welcomed by all who wish to understand the complexity of meaning in the blues and the experiences which they expressed. The book examines the functions of the blues as black American folk music recorded during the 78 rpm era, from the 1920s to the 1950s. The lyrics are quoted extensively throughout the book, revealing their significance as a means of communication within black society. The author shows how the themes of labour and unemployment, migration and the Depression years, love, sex, and marriage, crime, violence and imprisonment, disasters, sickness, war and death are expressed in black idioms and he discusses their meaning on many levels.
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For one reason alone are Blacks to be found on the American Continent: the enslavement of their ancestors. Read the first page
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This is an outstanding book on Black American popular music and the events and lifestyles surrounding it's creation. Paul Oliver's research is far-reaching, statistics, character descriptions and cities, towns and areas that were the melting pots of Black American culture.
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