The World Don't Owe Me Nothing : the Life and Times of Delta Bluesman Honeyboy Edwards.
This vivid oral snapshot of an America that planted the blues is fullof rhythmic grace. From the son of a sharecropper to an itinerantbluesman, Honeyboys stories of good friends Charlie Patton, Big WalterHorton, Little Walter Jacobs, and Robert Johnson are a godsend to bluesfans. History buffs will...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago Review Press,
1997.
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| Summary: | This vivid oral snapshot of an America that planted the blues is fullof rhythmic grace. From the son of a sharecropper to an itinerantbluesman, Honeyboys stories of good friends Charlie Patton, Big WalterHorton, Little Walter Jacobs, and Robert Johnson are a godsend to bluesfans. History buffs will marvel at his unique perspective and firsthandaccounts of the 1927 Mississippi River flood, vagrancy laws, makeshiftcourts in the back of seed stores, plantation life, and the Depression. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (305 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781556529801 1556529805 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |