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Memphis Blues

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Author : William Bearden
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2006

Memphis Blues written by William Bearden and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.

The blues was born in the Mississippi Delta, and since that fateful night in 1903 when W. C. Handy heard the mournful sound of a pocketknife sliding over the strings of an acoustic guitar and the plaintive song of a long-forgotten musician in the hot night of Tutwiler, Mississippi, the blues has been on a journey around the world. From the cotton fields and juke joints of the Delta, up Highway 61 to Memphis's Beale Street, St. Louis, the Southside of Chicago, England, and points beyond, the blues is America's unique form of music. Blues is incisive in its honesty, elemental in its rhythm, and powerful in its almost visceral sensation. Nearly every style of popular music has its roots in the blues. Muddy Waters said it best: "The blues had a baby, and they called it rock and roll." Memphis has become the heart of the blues world, with a re-born Beale Street acting as its spiritual center. People come from the world over to experience its beat, savor its emotion, and feel its power. In the end . . . "it ain't nothin' but the blues."

The Memphis Blues Again

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Author : Ernest C. Withers
language : en
Publisher: Studio
Release Date : 2001

The Memphis Blues Again written by Ernest C. Withers and has been published by Studio this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Blues (Music) categories.

Text by Daniel Wolff A stunning collection of photographs covering six decades of the music scene in Memphis, the birthplace of the blues and home to some of the greatest American popular music of the 20th century. From ragtime and jazz, through the blues, R & B and rock 'n' roll, to gospel, soul and funk, Ernest Withers has photographed it all - in dancehalls, bars, recording studios and on the streets. Includes: W C Handy, Muddy Waters, Elvis Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Al Green and many more. 150 duotones.

Goin Back To Sweet Memphis

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Author : Fred J. Hay
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2005-03-01

Goin Back To Sweet Memphis written by Fred J. Hay and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-01 with Music categories.

Memphis, Tennessee, is a major crossroads for blues musicians, songs, and styles. Memphis is where the blues first "came to town" and established itself as a cosmopolitan performance genre, and the city has long been a center of synthesis and evolution in blues recording. This volume tells the story of the blues in Memphis through previously unpublished interviews with nine performers who helped create and sustain the music from the days before its commercial success through the early 1970s. Their attitudes, experiences, and insights impart a deeper understanding of the blues aesthetic and philosophy. The performers' backgrounds range across the blues genres, from classic blues (Lillie Mae Glover) to country blues (Bukka White), from jug band blues (Laura Dukes) to tough, postwar electric blues (Joe Willie Wilkins and Houston Stackhouse). Some, like Furry Lewis and Bukka White, are known around the world. Others, like Laura Dukes, are locally popular, while Boose Taylor is virtually unknown. The range of instruments mastered by the musicians--banjo, fiddle, guitar, fife, bass, ukulele, piano, and harmonica--testifies to the many expressive voices of the blues. Some of the interviewees were singing and performing mostly for white blues/folk revivalist audiences by the 1970s; others, such as Joe Willie Wilkins and Houston Stackhouse, continued to perform mostly for black audiences in Memphis and in the small cafes that dotted the Mississippi Delta. Each interview is illustrated by noted printmaker George D. Davidson and introduced with a biographical sketch by Fred J. Hay. In addition, Hay's extensive notes identify many other blues performers--friends and music partners of the interviewees whose names come up in their many asides and allusions. Together these materials document and pay tribute to the remarkable richness of the Memphis blues scene.

Those Crazy Memphis Blues

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Author : Charles Robert Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-04-19

Those Crazy Memphis Blues written by Charles Robert Thomas and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-19 with Fiction categories.

Those Crazy Memphis Blues is a coming of age story overflowing with humor. Searching for excitement while armed with little more than false hope, poor judgment, eternal optimism and a bicycle, Matt Dwyer gets more than he bargained for when he moves to Memphis, Tennessee. Immersed in the theatre world of 1980’s Memphis, our hero finds himself the victim of an endless series of hysterically bizarre situations triggered by whacky neighbors, psychotic girlfriends, a profanity spewing boss, and an alcoholic roommate. Attempting to maintain his sanity amidst an unrelenting onslaught of implausible circumstances and eccentric characters is more than enough to give Matt Dwyer a severe case of Those Crazy Memphis Blues.

The Memphis Blues

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Heritage Music Press
Release Date : 2007-09-01

The Memphis Blues written by and has been published by Heritage Music Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Music categories.

The "Father of the Blues," William Christopher Handy (1873-1958), was the first blues composer, and most music history scholars believe that The Memphis Blues was the first notated blues song in history. This arrangement was created using the original published sheet music from 1913, now located in Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music collection. As the chart unfolds, more modern elements are added but the unique character of the original is always present.

Memphis Blues And Jug Bands

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Author : Bengt Olsson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

Memphis Blues And Jug Bands written by Bengt Olsson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Popular music categories.

Memphis Music Before The Blues

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Author : Tim Sharp
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2007-04

Memphis Music Before The Blues written by Tim Sharp and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04 with History categories.

Memphis means music. That relationship was solidified in 1909 when W. C. Handy wrote the song "Mr. Crump" and later published it as the "Memphis Blues." As Handy's songs were sung and played in streets and music halls, a spotlight began to shine on a new mecca for innovation in music--Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Music: Before the Blues surveys the people, music, and events that contributed to the rich musical life that emerged against the backdrop of the Civil War and yellow fever in the 19th century. The story is not just one of the building blocks to what has been called America's greatest export--popular music--but rather it is a story of ongoing innovation and creativity that came from a convergence of people of different cultures.

Memphis Blues

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