Barrelhouse words : a blues dialect dictionary / Stephen Calt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calt, Stephen.

Contributor:

Gerard, Manny.

Manny and Skippy Gerard Collection (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Library and Archives)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blues (Music)--Texts--Dictionaries.

Blues (Music).

Blues (Music)--History and criticism.

English language--Dialects--Dictionaries.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Blues dialect dictionary

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Author's Note

CONTENTS

Introduction

Select Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary Sources

General Bibliography

Informants Cited in Text

Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Text

A BLUES DIALECT DICTIONARY

Appendix

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-07008-1

9786613070081

0-252-09071-3

OCLC:

743404421