About this title: A close-up look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the evolution of blues music describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped and transformed by white fans with different tastes and standards, in a biography complemented by
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Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 2004. Hardcover. 1 edition Ed. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. Includes dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Amistad
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060524234ISBN:0060524235
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Amistad
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060524234ISBN:0060524235
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Description: Very Good. 0060524235 Clean pages, tightly bound, no marks, library discard with library markings, 100% satisfaction guarantee. USPS delivery confirmation on every order. All used books are cleaned individually. We ship daily. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Amistad Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060524234ISBN:0060524235
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 342 p. Audience: General/trade. Nice clean pages, tight binding. Great book. read more
Edition: First edition. 1st Amistad Pbk Ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Amistad Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060524272ISBN:0060524278
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. Copy is like new with accompanying CD. This is a very unbiased book that looks across the color line and pays tribute to a truly unique genre of American music! A good history, relating the Blues to other forms of American Roots Music! read more
Edition: Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Harper Collins, NYC
Date Published: 2004
Description: New. Will sell for $24.95 when published in jan. 2004. An exciting new book that places Robert Johnson at the center of a startling history; how blues was invented by black Americans as a hot pop style, then reinvented by white fans as a folk myth. Robert Johnson and the invention of the Blues. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: AMISTAD
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060524272ISBN:0060524278
Description: New. The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America's deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black a... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Amistad Pr
Date Published: 2005-01-01
ISBN-13:9780060524272ISBN:0060524278
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"Started reading at my daughter's in Philly. This book is not so much about Robert Johnson as the construct of rural blues. The book was not great prose, but I learned a lot about the blues from 20s to 40s. Great stuff that is! You must get a hold of Rhapsody (I do the $12 month subscription) as you read this book. Reading about Bukka White, Sonny Boy Williamson, or Dinah Washington is a bit pointles without listening to the songs.
He says the most underrated blues artist are Bessie Smith, Leroy Carr and Skip James. I was moved to buy an album from itunes (Mississippi Sheiks). I alway felt that Jack White's version of "Sitting on Top of the World" (from Cold Mountain soundrtack) was the best I had ever heard. But I found that he copied it almost note for note and instrument for instrument from the Mississippi Sheiks."
"I found this book in the biography section at the library, thinking it was a bio of Robert Johnson. What it actually is, is a re-thinking of the blues - placing it in a more realistic historical context and exploding the myths of those early performers that have been built up over the years, mainly by white critics and fans. Very interesting and well-researched (and written). Made me see this music I love in a different light. Not a bad light - just different. Worth a look if you're a fan of blues."
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