Red River Blues

by Bastin, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780252012136
• ISBN10: 0252012135
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1986-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr

Summary

This story of the origins and evolution of the American blues tradition draws on oral history interviews and research into neglected primary sources. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Bruce Bastin holds a graduate degree in folklore from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A native of England, he is the author of Crying for the Carolines and Never Sell a Copyright and managing director of Interstate Music, Ltd., East Sussex, England.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. xi
Preface	p. xvii
The Background of the Blues	p. 3
The Emergence of the Blues	p. 11
The Geographical Base	p. 27
Noncommercial Recordings: The 1920s and 1930s	p. 52
Noncommercial Recordings: The 1940s	p. 72
Atlanta Strut: The Pianists	p. 87
Goin' to Town	p. 96
Down in Atlanta, G.A.	p. 125
Goin' Down in Georgia: Georgia Blues Today	p. 150
Greenville Sheik	p. 166
On Up the Road	p. 180
Bull City Blues: Durham, North Carolina	p. 203
Blind Boy Fuller	p. 214
Blind Gary Davis in North Carolina	p. 241
Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry	p. 254
Other Blues in North Carolina	p. 272
Goin' to Richmond: Virginia and the Northern Border Regions	p. 294
Goin' Up the Country: The Migration North	p. 315
Tricks Ain't Walkin' No More	p. 345
General Index	p. 349
Tune Index	p. 373
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