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Fictional Blues

Kimberly Mack • MACK • ISBN Not provided

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Fictional Blues

Kimberly Mack • MACK • ISBN-13 9781625345509

ISBN-10 Not provided • 2020

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ISBN Not provided • Completeness 47

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The familiar story of Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, who sold his soul to the devil at a Mississippi crossroads in exchange for guitar virtuosity, and the violent stereotypes evoked by legendary blues “bad men” like Stagger Lee undergird the persistent racial myths surrounding “authentic” blues expression. Fictional Blues unpacks the figure of the American blues performer, moving from early singers such as Ma R

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Publisher: MACK
2020
Pages: 264

Catalog notes

Contributor: Kimberly Mack

Cultural context

Category: African American Cultural StudiesCategory: African AmericansCategory: American Music CriticismCategory: Blues (music)Category: Blues Music HistoryCategory: Blues MusiciansCategory: FolkloreCategory: History And CriticismCategory: Delta Blues

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