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by Francis Davis (Author) "Such past tenants as Ike Turner, Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Nighthawk, and John Lee Hooker notwithstanding, the gentleman in question was probably the most illustrious..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc; 2nd edition (14 Aug 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0306812967
  • ISBN-13: 978-0306812965
  • Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 50,446 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In honor of the Year of the Blues, the long-awaited reissue of a myth-shattering examination of a most enduring form of American music. Francis Davis's The History of the Blues is a groundbreaking rethinking of the blues that fearlessly examines how race relations have altered perceptions of the music. Tracing its origins from the Mississippi Delta to its amplification in Chicago right after World War II, Davis argues for an examination of the blues in its own right, not just as a precursor to jazz and rock 'n' roll. The lives of major figures such as Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and Leadbelly, in addition to contemporary artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robert Cray, are examined and skillfully woven into a riveting, provocative narrative.

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Such past tenants as Ike Turner, Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Nighthawk, and John Lee Hooker notwithstanding, the gentleman in question was probably the most illustrious ever to bed down at the Riverside Hotel, across from the public elementary school on Sunflower Avenue, in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars Blues pot-boiler., 20 April 2009
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Nothing new here, not particularly entertaining and a sprinkling of those old chestnuts that were cast aside long ago.
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