Josh White
, by Wald, Elijah
- ISBN: 9781558492691 | 1558492690
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/1/2001
A gifted and charismatic entertainer, Josh White (1914-1969) was one of the best-known folk-blues artists of his day. In the early 1960s, one survey ranked him as America's third most popular male folksinger, surpassed only by Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. He appeared on national television, performed at numerous college concerts and club dates, and released several dozen albums -- all featuring his distinctive guitar style, supple voice, and unique showmanship.
In this compelling biography, Elijah Wald traces White's journey from the "colored" side of Greenville, South Carolina, to the heights of Manhattan cafe society. He explores the complexities of White's music, his struggles with discrimination and stereotypes, his political involvements, and his sometimes raucous personal life.
White was always drawn to music and by the age of ten was leading blind blues and gospel singers around the South. By the 1930s he had become a blues recording star himself, and in the 1940s he was discovered by a white audience and regularly appeared in New York cabarets alongsi
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