LOOKING UP AT DOWN

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780877227229
• ISBN10: 0877227225
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-01-01
• Publisher: TEMPLE

Summary

More than just a history of a musical genre, Looking Up at Down traces the evolution of the various strands of blues music within the broader context of the culture on which it commented, and discusses its importance as a form of cultural resistance and identity for Afro-Americans. William Barlow explores the lyrics, describes the musical styles, and portrays the musicians and performers who created this uniquely American music. He describes how the blues sound-with its recognizable dissonance and African musical standards-and the blues text, which provided a bottom up view of American society, became bulwarks of cultural resistance.Using rare recordings, oral histories, and interviews, Barlow analyzes how the blues was sustained as a form of Afro-American cultural resistance despite attempts by the dominant culture to assimilate and commercialize the music and exploit its artists. Author note: William Barlow is Associate Professor in the Radio, Television, and Film Department of Howard University. A music programmer for alternative radio stations for more than fifteen years, he currently produces "Blue Monday" on WPFW-FM.

Author Biography

William Barlow is Associate Professor in the Radio, Television, and Film Department of Howard University. A music programmer for alternative radio stations for more than fifteen years, he currently produces "Blue Monday" on WPFW-FM. He is also the author of Voice Over: The Making of Black Radio.

Table of Contents

Before the BluesPart I: Rural BluesIntroduction1. "I Been 'Buked and I Been Scorned": The Folk Roots of the Blues2. "Everyday Seems Like Murder Here": Mississippi Delta Blues3. "Po' Boy, Long Ways from Home": East Texas Blues4. "Pickin' Low Cotton": Piedmont BluesPart II: Urban BluesIntroduction5. "Laughin' to Keep from Cryin'": Vaudeville Blues6. "Chocolate to the Bone": Urban Blues in the South7. "Stormy Monday": Urban Blues in the Southwest8. "Goin' Down Slow": Urban Blues in the Midwest9. "Looking Up at Down": Chicago BluesConclusionNotesGeneral IndexSong IndexPermissions

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