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The Language of the Blues |
Item: BLBDD54
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$16.95
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Debra DeSalvo
ISBN: 0-8230-8389-6
Billboard Books / Watson-Guptill
Book (Paperback)
$16.95
6 x 9
176 pages
20 black and white illustrations
January 2006
What is Gregg Allman talking about when he sings “The eagle flies on Friday, Saturday I go out to play”? Guess what? The Language of the Blues knows. Turns out “eagle” represents the dollar that flies into a worker’s hand on payday. Author Debra DeSalvo is ready to share her extensive research, authoritative knowledge, and witty writing style with every music lover who’s ever tried to fake it through a conversation at a blues club. A comprehensive A-to-Z dictionary of blues terminology is supplemented by excerpts from interviews with such legendary blues artists as Honeyboy Edwards, Pinetop Perkins, and Sam Lay. Get your mojo (we all know that one, right?) working, and soon you’ll be woofin (boasting) with your cats (derived from the African Wolof word “katt,” meaning an accomplished singer). See how much you’ve learned already?- Comprehensive dictionary of blues words lets listeners understand what they hear in blues songs and blues culture
- Great for music fans and anyone interested in language
- Includes excerpts from original interviews with Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughn, Buddy Guy, and many others
Debra DeSalvo, an associate editor for Blues Revue and a columnist for Rolling Stone Online, has interviewed many blues legends and coauthored five books. A professional guitarist, composer, and singer, she lives in Hoboken, NJ.
World Distribution, 22.95 Canadian dollars and 9.99 pounds sterling |
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