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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xiii, 315 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Uncovers the unexplored history of the love song, from the fertility rites of ancient cultures to the sexualized YouTube videos of the present day, and discusses such topics as censorship, the legacy of love songs, and why it is a dominant form of modern musical expression.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 449 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the Mississippi Delta--from legendary greats Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, and others--changed the course of American popular music.
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