Roosevelt's Blues
African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on FDR
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1997
University Press of Mississippi (Verlag)
978-0-87805-938-6 (ISBN)
University Press of Mississippi (Verlag)
978-0-87805-938-6 (ISBN)
In blues lyrics of the thirties and forties, a reflection of FDR's influence on black America
In Roosevelt's Blues, Guido van Rijn documents more than a hundred blues and gospel lyrics that contain direct political comment about FDR. Altogether, they convey the thought, spirit, and history of the African-American population during the Roosevelt era.
Included in the book are recorded sermons by Rev. J. M. Gates and lyrics to songs recorded by such notable musicians as Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, Big Bill Broonzy, "Champion" Jack Dupree, Sonny Boy Williamson, Josh White, the Mississippi Sheiks, and many others. Using these sources, which have been neglected by historians, van Rijn documents Roosevelt's vast popularity among blacks.
In Roosevelt's Blues, Guido van Rijn documents more than a hundred blues and gospel lyrics that contain direct political comment about FDR. Altogether, they convey the thought, spirit, and history of the African-American population during the Roosevelt era.
Included in the book are recorded sermons by Rev. J. M. Gates and lyrics to songs recorded by such notable musicians as Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, Big Bill Broonzy, "Champion" Jack Dupree, Sonny Boy Williamson, Josh White, the Mississippi Sheiks, and many others. Using these sources, which have been neglected by historians, van Rijn documents Roosevelt's vast popularity among blacks.
Guido van Rijn is teacher of English at Kennemer Lyceum in Overveen, the Netherlands. His other books include The Truman and Eisenhower Blues: African American Blues and Gospel Songs, 1945-1960 and Kennedy's Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on JFK.
Vorwort | Paul Oliver |
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Verlagsort | Jackson |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 333 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-87805-938-5 / 0878059385 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-87805-938-6 / 9780878059386 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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