Southern Soul-Blues by David G Whiteis
Highlights some of Southern Soul's most popular and important entertainers and provides first-hand accounts from the clubs, show lounges, festivals, and other local venues where these performers work.-
Bluegrass
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Buddy Emmons
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Waiting for Buddy Guy
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Theremin
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Louis Prima
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Record Makers and Breakers
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Twentieth Century Drifter
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On the Bus with Bill Monroe
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Sing a Sad Song
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Aaron Copland
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Bird
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Peggy Seeger
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Don't Get Above Your Raisin'
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Go Cat Go!
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Downhome Blues Lyrics
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Walk a Mile in My Blues
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Artful Noise
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Bluegrass Odyssey
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Our Common Life
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The Operatic Kaleidoscope
Best History for Best Research in Recorded Blues, Hip-Hop, Rhythm & Blues, Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC), 2014Blues Book of the Year, Critics' Poll, Living Blues magazine, 2014.
"Essential reading."--Library Journal
"In this enlightening account of a neglected musical genre, Whiteis profiles some of the genre's leading artists, explores the evolution of modern soul-blues, and insists that soul-blues represents a 'further continuum' of the blues tradition."--Booklist "Soul-blues fans will savor this love letter."--Kirkus Reviews "Southern Soul-Blues takes on a woefully unexamined topic to make a significant contribution to studies in African American popular music. David Whiteis is a conscientious researcher, an astute observer, and a superlative writer."--Robert Pruter, author of Chicago Soul and Doowop: The Chicago Scene "Deserves a place on the shelf of every serious student of the blues, Southern cultures, and African American culture. Southern Soul-Blues is an excellent introduction to a field in which much work, a good deal of it catch-up, remains to be done."--The Southern Register
"Southern Soul-Blues explores musical particularities that might otherwise, if noted at all in the contemporary archive, be collapsed into more familiar genres like Blues or Rhythm n' Blues (R&B). . . . Centered on African American singers and musicians, this work is important as a contribution to broader discourse that portrays African-descended peoples in the United States as culturally heterogeneous with art forms that defy simplistic classifications."--The Journal of the African American History "An important book. Its look at some of the key early figures of the music, some current day 'stars' on the circuit, the "raunch debate," and the future of the sound, all solidly written and researched, make it essential."--Chris Heim, KMUW FM 89.1 / Crossroads "Southern Soul-Blues proves that African-Americans have not deserted the blues, but rather redefined it for newer eras."--Downbeat
"David Whiteis writes with a fan's insistent devotion and a scholar's dedication."--Shepherd Express
"Recommended."--Choice
"Written in an engaging style. . . . Whiteis gives readers a deep cross-cut of this distinctive vernacular musical culture."--Journal of Folklore Research
"This is the most serious writing yet on southern soul. Let's hope good critical attention continues as southern soul evolves."--American Blues Scene
"Essential reading."--Library Journal
"In this enlightening account of a neglected musical genre, Whiteis profiles some of the genre's leading artists, explores the evolution of modern soul-blues, and insists that soul-blues represents a 'further continuum' of the blues tradition."--Booklist "Soul-blues fans will savor this love letter."--Kirkus Reviews "Southern Soul-Blues takes on a woefully unexamined topic to make a significant contribution to studies in African American popular music. David Whiteis is a conscientious researcher, an astute observer, and a superlative writer."--Robert Pruter, author of Chicago Soul and Doowop: The Chicago Scene "Deserves a place on the shelf of every serious student of the blues, Southern cultures, and African American culture. Southern Soul-Blues is an excellent introduction to a field in which much work, a good deal of it catch-up, remains to be done."--The Southern Register
"Southern Soul-Blues explores musical particularities that might otherwise, if noted at all in the contemporary archive, be collapsed into more familiar genres like Blues or Rhythm n' Blues (R&B). . . . Centered on African American singers and musicians, this work is important as a contribution to broader discourse that portrays African-descended peoples in the United States as culturally heterogeneous with art forms that defy simplistic classifications."--The Journal of the African American History "An important book. Its look at some of the key early figures of the music, some current day 'stars' on the circuit, the "raunch debate," and the future of the sound, all solidly written and researched, make it essential."--Chris Heim, KMUW FM 89.1 / Crossroads "Southern Soul-Blues proves that African-Americans have not deserted the blues, but rather redefined it for newer eras."--Downbeat
"David Whiteis writes with a fan's insistent devotion and a scholar's dedication."--Shepherd Express
"Recommended."--Choice
"Written in an engaging style. . . . Whiteis gives readers a deep cross-cut of this distinctive vernacular musical culture."--Journal of Folklore Research
"This is the most serious writing yet on southern soul. Let's hope good critical attention continues as southern soul evolves."--American Blues Scene
David Whiteis is an author, freelance writer, and educator living in Chicago. He is the author of Chicago Blues: Portraits and Stories, and his articles and reviews have appeared in Living Blues, The Chicago Reader, Down Beat, Juke Blues, Jazz Times, and elsewhere. Southern Soul Blues won the Best Blues Book of 2013 in Living Blues magazine's critics poll.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780252079085 |
| ISBN 10 | 0252079086 |
| Title | Southern Soul-Blues |
| Author | David G Whiteis |
| Series | Music In American Life |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Year published | 2013-04-23 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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