In search of the blues

Description:

A revisionist account which claims that, archaic and primeval though the music may sound, “Delta blues” emerged in the late twentieth century, the culmination of a longstanding white fascination with black singers untainted by modernity. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

subjects: Blues (Music),  History and criticism,  Field recordings,  History,  Blues musicians,  Music,  Nonfiction,  Performing Arts,  Blues (Music) -- History and criticism,  Sound recordings,  Folk music,  Ethnomusicologists,  Collectors and collecting,  Blues (music), history and criticism,  Genres & Styles,  Blues,  New York Times reviewed

Places: United States