"Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginnings, to the steamy bars of Chicago's South Side, to international popularity, recognition, and imitation. Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson, who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters, who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson, who launched the King Biscuit Time radio show and brought blues to the airwaves; and John Lee ...
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"Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginnings, to the steamy bars of Chicago's South Side, to international popularity, recognition, and imitation. Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson, who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters, who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson, who launched the King Biscuit Time radio show and brought blues to the airwaves; and John Lee Hooker, Ike Turner, B.B. King, and many others"--P. [4] of cover.
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Add this copy of Deep Blues: 2a Musical and Cultural History of the to cart. $32.98, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by Viking Books.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover, Octavo, Fine text (unmarked) in Fine black boards in Fine dj., 310 pp., incl. discography, bibliography, and index.
Add this copy of Deep Blues to cart. $232.00, like new condition, Sold by Waverley Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by Viking Press.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0670495115. First edition. From the library of record executive and Blues scholar Lawrence Cohn. Fine in fine dust jacket. (310) (6 1/4" X9 1/4") Well regarded Blues history. Uncommon this nice.; 6 1/4" x 9 1/4"; 310 pages.
