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Roosevelt's blues : African-American blues and gospel songs on FDR / Guido van Rijn.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3521 .V36 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rijn, Guido van, 1950-
- Series:
- American made music series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Songs and music--History and criticism.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- Blues (Music)--Texts--History and criticism.
- Blues (Music).
- Blues (Music)--Texts.
- Gospel music--Texts--History and criticism.
- Gospel music.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [1997]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-258), discography (pages [260]-265), and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0878059377
- 0878059385
- OCLC:
- 34849755
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