Jasen, DA.Beale Street and Other C by David A Jasen

Jasen, DA.Beale Street and Other C by David A Jasen

This treasury of classic blues includes 38 songs and instrumental pieces from the first two decades of the twentieth century -- the era that witnessed the birth and initial popularity of the blues. Written by such masters as the legendary W. C. Handy, Jelly Roll Morton, and the prolific Luckeyth (Lucky) Roberts, this bountiful collection includes: Beale Street, The St. Louis Blues, The Hesitating Blues, The Memphis Blues, Joe Turner Blues, The Jelly Roll Blues, The Down Home Blues, Railroad Blues, Crazy Blues, If You Don't Believe I Love You, The Farmyard Blues, I'm Crazy 'Bout Your Lovin', Long Gone, 99 Blues, and 24 other classics of the era.
Reproduced directly from rare sheet music (including the original covers), this collection will thrill both amateur and professional players and all lovers of the great popular music of yesteryear.

Dave Jasen is a world-renowned authority on ragtime and popular song. A Professor of Communications at C.W. Post College, he is the author of numerous books, including Rags and Ragtime (with Trebor J. Tichenor) and Tin Pan Alley . Gene Jones is an actor and ragtime historian. Jansen and Jones togetehr have written two previous books, Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black Popular Songwriters 1880-1930 , a winner of the ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for best music book, and That American Rag: The Story of Ragtime from Coast to Coast .

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ISBN 13	9780486401836
ISBN 10	0486401839
Title	Jasen, DA.Beale Street and Other C
Author	David A Jasen
Series	Dover Song Collections
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Miscellaneous print
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2012-06-13
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.