The Delta Blues, Race, and the Southern Recording Industry
In the early twentieth century Mississippi Delta, work songs and spirituals from the days of slavery gave birth to the blues. Great musicians like Robert Johnson were recorded by Southern record...
View ArticleThe Library of Congress Blues
Having already done much preliminary research and even going to the Library of Congress, it’s probably past time to post. I began my research by reading Alan Lomax’s book The Land Where the Blues...
View ArticleBlues update 2
Well, it has been a very long time since my last post, and my research is almost at an end. Since I’ve been so busy working five days a week at my summer job, I have had some difficulty scheduling in...
View ArticleThe End of Summer Blues (A Reflection)
The summer is at an end, as is my research. I researched a wide variety of sources this summer. In particular, I perhaps cast wider a net than strictly necessary while researching the archives at the...
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