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Willie Dixon : preacher of the blues / Mitsutoshi Inaba.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Inaba, Mitsutoshi, 1964-
- Series:
- African American cultural theory and heritage.
- African American cultural theory and heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992--Criticism and interpretation.
- Dixon, Willie.
- Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992.
- Blues (Music)--Analysis, appreciation.
- Blues (Music).
- Blues (Music)--History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (503 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2011.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book focuses on one of the greats of blues music, Willie Dixon, detailing his skills as a singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. This volume also charts the development of his songwriting techniques from his early professional career to his mature period, exploring his philosophy of songwriting and its social, historical, and cultural background.
- Contents:
- Dixon's youth : the cultural basis for the new interpretation of Dixon's compositions
- Dixon's early musical experiences
- Willie Dixon's early groups
- Willie Dixon and Chess Records
- Willie Dixon's compositions in the first Chess Records period (1953-1956)
- Cobra Records period
- The second Chess Records period.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8183-866-9
- 979-82-16-29383-5
- 1-283-22457-7
- 9786613224576
- 0-8108-6994-2
- OCLC:
- 745866991
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