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245 10 a| "Looking up at down" :b| the emergence of blues culture /c| William Barlow.;

260 a| Philadelphia :b| Temple University Press,c| 1989.;

300 a| xii, 404 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliography (pages 349-382) and indexes.;

505 0 a| "I been 'buked and I been scorned": the folk roots of the blues -- "Everyday seems like murder here": Mississippi Delta blues -- "Po' boy, long ways from home": East Texas blues -- "Pickin' low cotton": Piedmont blues -- "Laughin' to keep from cryin'": Vaudeville blues -- "Chocolate to the bone": urban blues in the South -- "Stormy Monday": urban blues in the Southwest -- "Goin' down slow": urban blues in the Midwest -- "Looking up at down": Chicago blues.;

520 a| More than just a history of a musical genre, this book 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. The author 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, the author 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.;

650 0 a| Blues (Music)x| History and criticism.=| ^A24598;

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"Looking up at down" : the emergence of blues culture / William Barlow.

Author/creator	Barlow, William, 1943-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1989.
Description	xii, 404 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Blues (Music)--History and criticism.

Contents	"I been 'buked and I been scorned": the folk roots of the blues -- "Everyday seems like murder here": Mississippi Delta blues -- "Po' boy, long ways from home": East Texas blues -- "Pickin' low cotton": Piedmont blues -- "Laughin' to keep from cryin'": Vaudeville blues -- "Chocolate to the bone": urban blues in the South -- "Stormy Monday": urban blues in the Southwest -- "Goin' down slow": urban blues in the Midwest -- "Looking up at down": Chicago blues.
Abstract	More than just a history of a musical genre, this book 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. The author 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, the author 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliography (pages 349-382) and indexes.
LCCN	88015921
ISBN	0877225834 (alk. paper)

"Looking up at down" : the emergence of blues culture / William Barlow.

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