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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2023].
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| Series: | American music history.
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| Summary: | 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-come. |
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| Physical Description: | 243 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references, discography and index. |
| ISBN: | 0271094958 9780271094953 |