Kennedy's Blues - Guido Van Rijn

Kennedy's Blues

African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on JFK

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
277 Seiten
2010
University Press of Mississippi (Verlag)
978-1-60473-858-2 (ISBN)
39,95 inkl. MwSt
Kennedy's Blues: African American Blues and Gospel Songs on JFK collects in a single volume the blues and gospel songs written by African Americans about the presidency of John F. Kennedy and offers a close analysis of Kennedy's hold upon the African American imagination. These blues and gospel songs have never been transcribed and analyzed in a systematic way, so this volume provides a hitherto untapped source on the perception of one of the most intriguing American presidents. After eight years of Republican rule the young Democratic president received a warm welcome from African Americans. However, with the Cold War military draft and the slow pace of civil rights measures, inspiration temporarily gave way to impatience. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, the March on Washington, the groundbreaking civil rights bill--all found their way into blues and gospel songs. The many blues numbers devoted to the assassination and the president's legacy are evidence of JFK's near-canonization by African Americans. Blues historian Guido van Rijn shows that John F. Kennedy became a mythical hero to blues songwriters despite what was left unaccomplished. Guido van Rijn is teacher of English at Kennemer Lyceum in Overveen, the Netherlands. His previous books include The Truman and Eisenhower Blues: African American Blues and Gospel Songs, 1945-1960.
Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.6.2010
Vorwort Brian Ward
Verlagsort Jackson
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 333 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Jazz / Blues
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-60473-858-8 / 1604738588
ISBN-13 978-1-60473-858-2 / 9781604738582
Zustand Neuware
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