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The art of the blues : a visual treasury of black music's golden age / Bill Dahl ; art consultant, Chris James.
Author
Dahl, Bill
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Language
English
Published/Created
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
©2016
Description
224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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Mendel Music Library - Stacks
ML85 .D3 2016
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Blues (Music) in art
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Blues (Music)
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Pictorial works
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Commercial art
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United States
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James, Chris (Guitarist)
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Illustrated works
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Summary note
This stunning book charts the rich history of the blues, through the dazzling array of posters, album covers, and advertisements that have shaped its identity over the past hundred years. The blues have been one of the most ubiquitous but diverse elements of American popular music at large, and the visual art associated with this unique sound has been just as varied and dynamic. There is no better guide to this fascinating graphical world than Bill Dahl a longtime music journalist and historian who has written liner notes for countless reissues of classic blues, soul, R&B, and rock albums. With his deep knowledge and incisive commentary complementing more than three hundred and fifty lavishly reproduced images the history of the blues comes musically and visually to life. What will astonish readers who thumb through these pages is the amazing range of ways that the blues have been represented whether via album covers, posters, flyers, 78 rpm labels, advertising, or other promotional materials. We see the blues as it was first visually captured in the highly colorful sheet music covers of the early twentieth century.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.
Contents
The jazz me blues: sheet music
That stuff you sell: prewar race records ads
The hottest bands! the biggest hits! record catalogs
Rare beauty: pre-war 78 labels
What a night, what a show! music and movie posters
That sunny road: postwar blues 78 labels
The blues roll on: album covers, part 1
Hang it on the wall: photograph gallery
I'm talkin about you: publications and promotions
The big time: album covers, part 2.
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ISBN
9780226396699 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
022639669X
LCCN
2016014268
OCLC
945884676
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