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9780252032035

Ramblin' on My Mind

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  • ISBN13:

    9780252032035

  • ISBN10:

    0252032039

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-01-10
  • Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr

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Summary

This compilation of essays takes the study of the blues to a welcome new level. Distinguished scholars and well-established writers from such diverse backgrounds as musicology, anthropology, musicianship, and folklore join together to examine blues as literature, music, personal expression, and cultural product. Ramblin' on My Mind contains pieces on Ella Fitzgerald, Son House, and Robert Johnson; on the styles of vaudeville, solo guitar, and zydeco; on a comparison of blues and African music; on blues nicknames; and on lyric themes of disillusionment. Contributors are Lynn Abbott, James Bennighof, Katharine Cartwright, Andrew M. Cohen, David Evans, Bob Groom, Elliott Hurwitt, Gerhard Kubik, John Minton, Luigi Monge, and Doug Seroff.

Author Biography

David Evans is a professor in the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis and the author of Tommy Johnson, Big Road Blues: Tradition and Creativity in the Folk Blues, and The NPR Curious Listener’s Guide to Blues. A seasoned performer and producer, Evans is also a Grammy Award winner.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Bourdon, Blue Notes, and Pentatonism in the Blues: An Africanist Perspectivep. 11
"They Cert'ly Sound Good to Me": Sheet Music, Southern Vaudeville, and the Commercial Ascendancy of the Bluesp. 49
Abbe Niles, Blues Advocatep. 105
The Hands of Blues Guitaristsp. 152
From Bumble Bee Slim to Black Boy Shine: Nicknames of Blues Singersp. 179
Preachin' the Blues: A Textual Linguistic Analysis of Son House's "Dry Spell Blues"p. 222
Some Ramblings on Robert Johnson's Mind: Critical Analysis and Aesthetic Value in Delta Bluesp. 258
"Guess These People Wonder What I'm Singing": Quotation and Reference in Ella Fitzgerald's "St. Louis Blues"p. 281
Beyond the Mushroom Cloud: A Decade of Disillusion in Black Blues and Gospel Songp. 328
Houston Creoles and Zydeco: The Emergence of an African American Urban Popular Stylep. 350
Contributorsp. 399
Indexp. 403
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