Debt and redemption in the blues : the call for justice /

Explores lyrical representations of romantic and sexual betrayal in the blues, revealing deceit and entrapment constraining the physical, socioeconomic and political movement of African Americans. Argues that blues music calls for a reckoning while expressing faith in a secular and moral justice-to-...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Simon, Julia, 1961- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023].
Series:	American music history.
Subjects:	African Americans > Economic conditions. Blues (Music) > History and criticism. Blues (Music) > Social aspects. Music and race > United States.