Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Illustrated with Ferris’s photographs of the musicians and their communities and including a CD of original music, this book features more than 20 interviews relating frank, dramatic, and engaging narratives about black life and blues music in the heart of the American South. Oversize, with 45 halftones.
| ISBN: | 9781469628875 |
| Publication date: | 29th February 2016 |
| Author: | William Ferris |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series |
| Genres: |
Popular music |