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The British Blues Network
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Author : Andrew Kellett
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2017-09-19
The British Blues Network written by Andrew Kellett and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-19 with History categories.
Beginning in the late 1950s, an influential cadre of young, white, mostly middle-class British men were consuming and appropriating African-American blues music, using blues tropes in their own music and creating a network of admirers and emulators that spanned the Atlantic. This cross-fertilization helped create a commercially successful rock idiom that gave rise to some of the most famous British groups of the era, including The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, and Led Zeppelin. What empowered these white, middle-class British men to identify with and claim aspects of the musical idiom of African-American blues musicians? The British Blues Network examines the role of British narratives of masculinity and power in the postwar era of decolonization and national decline that contributed to the creation of this network, and how its members used the tropes, vocabulary, and mythology of African-American blues traditions to forge their own musical identities.
How Britain Got The Blues The Transmission And Reception Of American Blues Style In The United Kingdom
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Author : Roberta Freund Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-29
How Britain Got The Blues The Transmission And Reception Of American Blues Style In The United Kingdom written by Roberta Freund Schwartz and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with Music categories.
This book explores how, and why, the blues became a central component of English popular music in the 1960s. It is commonly known that many 'British invasion' rock bands were heavily influenced by Chicago and Delta blues styles. But how, exactly, did Britain get the blues? Blues records by African American artists were released in the United States in substantial numbers between 1920 and the late 1930s, but were sold primarily to black consumers in large urban centres and the rural south. How, then, in an era before globalization, when multinational record releases were rare, did English teenagers in the early 1960s encounter the music of Robert Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Memphis Minnie, and Barbecue Bob? Roberta Schwartz analyses the transmission of blues records to England, from the first recordings to hit English shores to the end of the sixties. How did the blues, largely banned from the BBC until the mid 1960s, become popular enough to create a demand for re-released material by American artists? When did the British blues subculture begin, and how did it develop? Most significantly, how did the music become a part of the popular consciousness, and how did it change music and expectations? The way that the blues, and various blues styles, were received by critics is a central concern of the book, as their writings greatly affected which artists and recordings were distributed and reified, particularly in the early years of the revival. 'Hot' cultural issues such as authenticity, assimilation, appropriation, and cultural transgression were also part of the revival; these topics and more were interrogated in music periodicals by critics and fans alike, even as English musicians began incorporating elements of the blues into their common musical language. The vinyl record itself, under-represented in previous studies, plays a major part in the story of the blues in Britain. Not only did recordings shape perceptions and listening habits, but which artists were available at any given time also had an enormous impact on the British blues. Schwartz maps the influences on British blues and blues-rock performers and thereby illuminates the stylistic evolution of many genres of British popular music.
Blues
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Author : Bob Brunning
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Blues written by Bob Brunning and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Music categories.
Former Fleetwood Mac member Brunning charts how London shows by US Bluesmen like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker-then forgotten at home-influenced a generation of British musicians from The Stones and The Animals to The Bluesbreakers and The Yardbirds. This led to huge Stateside 1970s success for blues-influenced British rock giants like Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin and a renaissance of the U.S. blues scene. "An engaging personal memoir."-Charles Shaar Murray
Transatlantic Roots Music
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Author : Jill Terry
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2012-07-02
Transatlantic Roots Music written by Jill Terry and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-02 with Music categories.
This book presents a collection of essays on the debates about origins, authenticity, and identity in folk and blues music. The essays had their origins in an international conference on the Transatlantic routes of American roots music, out of which emerged common themes and questions of origins and authenticity in folk music, black and white, American and British. The central theme is musical influences, but issues of identity—national, local, and racial—are also recurring subjects. The extent to which these identities were invented, imagined, or constructed by the performers, or by those who recorded their work for posterity, is also a prominent concern and questions of racial identity are particularly central. The book features a new essay on the blues by Paul Oliver alongside an essay on Oliver's seminal blues scholarship. There are also several essays on British blues and the links between performers and styles in the United States and Britain and new essays on critical figures such as Alan Lomax and Woody Guthrie. This volume uniquely offers perspectives from both sides of the Atlantic on the connections and interplay of influences in roots music and the debates about these subjects drawing on the work of eminent established scholars and emerging young academics who are already making a contribution to the field. Throughout, the contributors offer the most recent scholarship available on key issues.
Blowing The Blues
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Author : Dick Heckstall-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Clear Press Ltd
Release Date : 2004
Blowing The Blues written by Dick Heckstall-Smith and has been published by Clear Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Blues (Music) categories.
This is the autobiography of a master musician, the King of British blues saxophone. In the 60s and 70s Dick was the cornerstone of such seminal R&B bands as Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, the Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and Colosseum, paving the way for R&B-influenced rock groups like Fleetwood Mac, the Yardbirds, the Animals and the Rolling Stones. With his pithy humour, Dick describes the revolutionary founding years of British R&B - his anecdotes about Ginger Baker, Alexis Korner, Charlie Watts and the unforgettable Graham Bond alone are worth the price. An extraordinarily entertaining book, Dick’s unrelentingly honest account of his musical career also reflects on what it takes to be a full time musician, and grapples with the racism and drug abuse endemic in the music industry. In the back of the book is a CD featuring 25 minutes of previously unreleased tracks by Dick Heckstall-Smith, illustrating the sheer musical diversity of his work.
Talking Music
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Author : Holger Petersen
language : en
Publisher: Insomniac Press
Release Date : 2011-09-30
Talking Music written by Holger Petersen and has been published by Insomniac Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Talking Music is a collection of nineteen of Holger Petersen's in-depth radio interviews with artists--the pioneering men and women who created the blues and roots sounds that have influenced the course of popular culture and music in North America. Many of his interview subjects are no longer with us--their stories need to be told.The book is divided into four collections of interviews: British Blues Revival, Delta and Memphis Blues, Artists Who Helped Build Stony Plain, and Bonus Tracks.Each interview is preceded by informative background material on the artist, Petersen's own stories of their meetings, and photographs.
Strange Brew
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Author : Christopher Hjort
language : en
Publisher: Jawbone
Release Date : 2007-02-09
Strange Brew written by Christopher Hjort and has been published by Jawbone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-09 with Music categories.
Chronology of British blues performances and news.
It Ain T Easy
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Author : Paul Myers
language : en
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
Release Date : 2007
It Ain T Easy written by Paul Myers and has been published by Greystone Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Music categories.
Long John Baldry is considered the father of the '60s British blues movement. Drawing on intimate anecdotes from Baldry's legendary friends, lovers, and peers, author Paul Myers uncovers the man behind the mythic persona. An entire generation of British rock legends flourished under Baldry's tutelage, and It Ain't Easy features exclusive personal recollections from artists such as Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Sir Paul McCartney, John Mayall, and Mick Fleetwood, as well as interviews with renowned music industry insiders like songwriter/producer Tony Macaulay, Yardbirds manager Giorgio Gomelsky, ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, filmmaker Cameron Crowe, and others. Extensively researched, It Ain't Easy traces Baldry's extraordinary life from his birth during the London Blitz, to his discovery of black American music, to the sexual revolution, to the musical and social upheaval of the 1960s and '70s, and to his eventual happy retreat to the tranquility of Canada's Pacific Coast.
Network And Syndicated Radio Programming In The 90s
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Author : Linda Joy Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Network And Syndicated Radio Programming In The 90s written by Linda Joy Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Radio programs categories.
The British Union Catalogue Of Music Periodicals
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Author : John Wagstaff
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Release Date : 1998
The British Union Catalogue Of Music Periodicals written by John Wagstaff and has been published by Ashgate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Music categories.
New edition of a reference tool for music libraries in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It lists music periodicals and where they are located, and includes details of the holdings of six libraries in the Republic of Ireland. Entries are presented in a standard format: filing title and subtitle(s); ISSN or other identifier; publication information; miscellaneous notes; and the library's unique identifying symbol followed by holdings information. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR