Blues People

"A must for all who would more knowledgeably appreciate and better comprehend America's most popular music." --...
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Author: Leroi Jones
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Blues People by Jones, Leroi

Blues People

$36.20

Blues People

$36.20
Author: Leroi Jones
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"A must for all who would more knowledgeably appreciate and better comprehend America's most popular music." -- Langston Hughes

"The path the slave took to 'citizenship' is what I want to look at. And I make my analogy through the slave citizen's music--through the music that is most closely associated with him: blues and a later, but parallel development, jazz... [If] the Negro represents, or is symbolic of, something in and about the nature of American culture, this certainly should be revealed by his characteristic music."

So says Amiri Baraka (previously known as LeRoi Jones) in the Introduction to Blues People, his classic work on the place of jazz and blues in American social, musical, economic, and cultural history. From the music of African slaves in the United States through the music scene of the 1960's, Baraka traces the influence of what he calls "negro music" on white America--not only in the context of music and pop culture but also in terms of the values and perspectives passed on through the music. In tracing the music, he brilliantly illuminates the influence of African Americans on American culture and history.



Author: Leroi Jones
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 01/20/1999
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.54w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9780688184742

About the Author
Jones, Leroi: - Amiri Baraka, born Leroi Jones in 1934, is a poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and politcal activist. Best known for his highly acclaimed, award-winning play Dutchman, as well as The Slave, The Toliet, and numerous poetry collections. He lives in Newark, New Jersey.

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