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- Title Talkin' to Myself: Blues Lyrics, 1921-1942
- Author Michael Taft
- Binding Paperback
- Edition New Ed
- Pages 744
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge, New York
- Date 2005-07-22
- ISBN 9780415973786 / 0415973783
- Weight 2.19 lbs (0.99 kg)
- Dimensions 9.04 x 6.1 x 1.51 in (22.96 x 15.49 x 3.84 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, American poetry - 20th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005006740
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.520
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- Library Journal, 08/15/2005, Page 0
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London: Routledge, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tight and unread grade 'A' softcover in colour pictorial wraps; pp. 719. "...a compendium of lyrics by the great blues recording artists of the classic blues era, compiling over 2000 lyrics by approximately 350 singers.
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Routledge, 2005. Ex-Library. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 150mm x 235mm. Several library additions, but very clean otherwise. Plastic cover neatly taped to book. Minor wear to covers. Spine not creased. 744pp This book is the first rigourous and detailed exploration of exactly how blues singers used formulas to create songs, and it more than amply fills the gap in the the study of the blues, where the structure and content of the lyrics have been less fully explored than the musical form. Focusing on the songs recorded by African-American singers for pre-World War Two commercial recording companies, this is an excellent structural analysis of the formulaic composistion of blues lyrics. This book gives a step-by-step description of the rules implicit in this formulaic structure and inspires new discussion of lyric structures. A wide array of readers will find this insightful and informative: from students of African-American music, cultural studies, history and linguistics, to Blues fans…
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Paperback / softback. New. Talkin' to Myself: Blues Lyrics, 1921-1942 is a compendium of lyrics by the great blues recording artists of the classic blues era. It includes over 2000 songs, transcribed directly from the original recordings, making it by far the most comprehensive and accurate collection of blues lyrics available.
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First published 1983 as Blues Lyric Poetry:An Anthology. you won't be blue if buy this book. Performers listed alphabetically and songs by performer chronologically. Songs subjected to computer concordance analysis.Disc info , title, place,date and record numbers. Dates of recording. Biographical info on singers. References and bibliographyText unmarked. But book not read. Lower rear left corner a little dirty and a bit smuged.
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