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RECORDING THE
BLUES
Roots
& History of The Blues Musicians
From the
earliest days of recording (Paperback - 9 Mar 2011)
Robert D. Morritt
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Recording the Blues traces the origin
and development of the Blues, from the plantations in the in the Mississippi
Delta. The author noted that, the Blues was “Born out of hard work and reared
in the rural South.
Various styles of the Blues are
examined, from that of field hollers, and early guitar styles and examines
the inception of recording that emanated in the Cities of the North from at
first vaudevillian colored performers. This new  process
attracted musicians from the South and as it was seen to be a profitable
market, eventually portable recording units were sent South to capture this
new form of music.
The book traces the migrations
north from the Delta and ultimately was recorded in the north and influence a
wide audience with this ‘new’ form of music. Also featured is the work
performed in capturing this music by Alan Lomax with his portable recording
apparatus as he recorded for posterity the sounds of the blues from penal
farm inmates.
Gospel music is also featured as
much of the feeling of this music emanated from their Sunday Church singing.
The recording process has captured
their music for us and the author has included much biographical and disco
graphical information together with individual photographs and biographies of
the musicians.
The book concludes during the
modern ‘City’ Blues era of the early 1950’s in Chicago and Detroit, which
later produced offshoots such as Rhythm and Blues which was fused country
music styles and gave birth to Rock n’Roll traces the growth and changing
styles of the blues up until the first City Blues
In all the book is a serious
historical narrative and would compliment the library of both musicians,
collectors and historians.
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