The Invention and Reinvention of Big Bill Broonzy Kevin D. Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Kevin D., author.

Series:

North Carolina scholarship online.

North Carolina scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Harlem Renaissance.

Celebrities in popular culture.

Blues (Music)--History and criticism.

Blues (Music).

African Americans--Race identity.

African Americans.

Blues musicians--United States--Biography.

Blues musicians.

African American musicians--Biography.

African American musicians.

Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Over the course of his long career, legendary bluesman William 'Big Bill' Broonzy (1893-1958) helped shape the trajectory of the genre ... Along the way, Broonzy adopted an evolving personal and professional identity, tailoring his self-presentation to the demands of the place and time. Kevin D. Greene argues that Broonzy's popular success testifies to his ability to navigate the cultural expectations of his different audiences. Using Broonzy's multifaceted career, Greene situates blues performance at the center of understanding African American self-presentation and racial identity in the first half of the twentieth century.

Contents:

Southern blues

Carving out a home in the promised land

Southern migrant blues : Lee Bradley and the Black Metropolis

The rise of Big Bill

I come for to sing

We love the blues, but tell us about jazz

Big Bill Broonzy : the making of a legend

Escaping the folk : the 'authentic' career of a black pop star.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-908445-3-8

979-88-908445-4-5

1-4696-4650-1

1-4696-4651-X

OCLC:

1055160574