Give My Poor Heart Ease : Voices of the Mississippi Blues Paperback / softback
by William Ferris
Part of the H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues.
Illustrated with Ferris’s photographs of the musicians and their communities and including a CD of original music, this book features more than 20 interviews relating frank, dramatic, and engaging narratives about black life and blues music in the heart of the American South.
Oversize, with 45 halftones.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages, Includes a CD of original music, illustrations, 1 map
- Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date:29/02/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781469628875
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages, Includes a CD of original music, illustrations, 1 map
- Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date:29/02/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781469628875
