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Robert Palmer (1) (1945–1997)

Teoksen Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta tekijä

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Interesting account of where the blues came from and how they affected rock and roll, etc. Makes me want to listen more to Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and others.
 
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kslade | 5 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Dec 8, 2022 |
Palmer's book serves as a great introduction to the Blues Greats from Charlie Patton to Otis Rush, with a big focus on Muddy Waters, whom Palmer must have talked to for days on end. It is an interesting history of how some of the poorest people in the United States created one of its enduring musical treasures--but as Ted Gioia points out in his "Subversive History of Music", new musical innovations always rise up from the minority. Palmer's writing is not always the most fluid, especially when reeling off so many dates and places, but when he starts to write about the music itself and its effect on him, every word rings true.… (lisätietoja)
 
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datrappert | 5 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Sep 29, 2021 |
No idea how to rate this one; it was a good history, as histories go, but then there's the enjoyment factor, too. I blogged a bit about it: https://wp.me/p4LPys-kM.
 
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KatrinkaV | 5 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Nov 10, 2018 |
Hollar Back: I think I may go out the back door under the moon and catch a train to a crossroads to see what sound resounds and who I might meet in the deep blue of midnight.
 
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