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How Britain Got the Blues

the Transmission and Reception of American Blues Style in the United Kingdom

How Britain Got the Blues( )
Author: Schwartz, Roberta Freund
Series title:Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7546-5580-0
Publication Date:Nov 2007
Publisher:Routledge
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $175.00
Book Description:

This book explores how, and why, the blues became a central component of English popular music in the 1960s. It is commonly known that many 'British invasion' rock bands were heavily influenced by Chicago and Delta blues styles. But how, exactly, did Britain get the blues? Blues records by African American artists were released in the United States in substantial numbers between 1920 and the late 1930s, but were sold primarily to black consumers in large urban centres and the rural...
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Book Details
Pages:282
Detailed Subjects: Music / Genres & Styles / Blues
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.513 x 9.438 x 0.897 Inches
Book Weight:1.197 Pounds



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