"This book was published with the assistance of the H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Fund of the University of North Carolina Press"--Title page verso.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269), discography (p. 269-284) , filmography (p. 284-289) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Illustrated with Ferris's photographs of the musicians and their communities and including a dual CD/DVD that presents his original field recordings and films, this book features more than 20 interviews relating frank, dramatic, and engaging narratives about black life and blues music in the heart of the American South. Oversize, with 45 halftones a.
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JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/ctt62hng
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Title
Give my poor heart ease.
International Standard Book Number
9780807833254
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African Americans-- Mississippi-- Music-- History and criticism.
Blues (Music)-- Mississippi-- History and criticism.