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Preachin' the blues : the life and times of Son House /

In June of 1964, three young, white blues fans set out from New York City in a Volkswagen, heading for the Mississippi Delta in search of a musical legend. So begins Preachin' the Blues, the biography of American blues signer and guitarist Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (1902 - 1988). H...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beaumont, Daniel E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
House, Son.
House, Son
Blues musicians > United States > Biography.
MUSIC > Printed Music > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Blues musicians
United States
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In June of 1964, three young, white blues fans set out from New York City in a Volkswagen, heading for the Mississippi Delta in search of a musical legend. So begins Preachin' the Blues, the biography of American blues signer and guitarist Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (1902 - 1988). House pioneered an innovative style, incorporating strong repetitive rhythms with elements of southern gospel and spiritual vocals. A seminal figure in the history of the Delta blues, he was an important, direct influence on such figures as Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson. The landscape of Son House's life
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 206 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index.
ISBN:9780199753352
0199753350
9780199753123
0199753121