The Blues
We will examine the blues from its African roots,
to work songs and gospel, to rock and roll, and everything
in between. Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson,
Bessie Smith defined styles of American music that
have contributed to later work as varied as Miles
Davis and the Rolling Stones. Where did this music
come from? How did it develop? It is an exciting story
that, by itself, tells much of the local history of the
American soul.
Suggested Reading
Bastin, Bruce. Red River Blues: The Blues Tradition in the Southeast, 1995.
Cook, Bruce. Listen to the Blues, 1995.
Wald, Elijah. Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues, 2004.
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey. Edited by Peter Guralnick, et al, 2004.
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