The Blues: A Very Short Introduction surveys a genre which lies at the heart of American culture. Blues is more of a broad musical tradition than a musical genre, with a ...
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The Blues: A Very Short Introduction surveys a genre which lies at the heart of American culture. Blues is more of a broad musical tradition than a musical genre, with a constantly evolving pop culture. It explores its roots in work and praise songs, and its popularization by W. C. Handy. It follows its evolution from Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith to Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix; identifies the impact of rural field recordings of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton; explores the influence of blues on country music and jazz; and looks at the rhythm and blues trends of the 1940s and 1950s, from T–Bone Walker to Muddy Waters.
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