The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music
, by Edited by Allan MooreNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780521806350 | 0521806356
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 3/24/2003
From Robert Johnson to Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson to John Lee Hooker, blues and gospel artists play significant roles in twentieth-century culture. This overview of these genres provides an expression of the twentieth-century black American experience. Histories are questioned; songs and lyrical imagery are analyzed; perspectives are presented from the standpoint of voice, guitar, piano, and working musician. A concluding chapter discusses the impact that the genres have had on mainstream musical culture.