The art of the blues : a visual treasury of black music's golden age /
This stunning book charts the rich history of the blues, through the dazzling array of posters, album covers and advertisements that have shaped its identity over the past hundred years. The blues have been one of the most ubiquitous but diverse elements of American popular music at large, and the v...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2016].
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| Summary: | This stunning book charts the rich history of the blues, through the dazzling array of posters, album covers and advertisements that have shaped its identity over the past hundred years. The blues have been one of the most ubiquitous but diverse elements of American popular music at large, and the visual art associated with this unique sound has been just as varied and dynamic. There is no better guide to this fascinating graphical world than Bill Dahl a longtime music journalist and historian who has written liner notes for countless reissues of classic blues, soul, R&B and rock albums. With his deep knowledge and incisive commentary complementing more than three hundred and fifty lavishly reproduced images the history of the blues comes musically and visually to life. What will astonish readers who thumb through these pages is the amazing range of ways that the blues have been represented whether via album covers, posters, flyers, 78 rpm labels, advertising or other promotional materials. We see the blues as it was first visually captured in the highly colorful sheet music covers of the early twentieth century. |
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| Physical Description: | 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 x 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226396699 022639669X |