Sounds So Good to Me: The Bluesman's Story
The roots of much American music lie in the intensely personal art form of the blues. What bluesmen from W.C. Handy to B.B. King have told us about their lives has shaped America's perception of the blues. These life stories provide central insights into blues music and stand as a fascinating form of narrative in their own right.

Barry Lee Pearson has conducted dozens of field interviews and collected over a hundred published autobiographies to present this collective portrait of bluesmen's careers as they themselves tell them: their musical learning, communities, work, pleasures, travels, triumphs, and crises.

1126980343
Sounds So Good to Me: The Bluesman's Story
The roots of much American music lie in the intensely personal art form of the blues. What bluesmen from W.C. Handy to B.B. King have told us about their lives has shaped America's perception of the blues. These life stories provide central insights into blues music and stand as a fascinating form of narrative in their own right.

Barry Lee Pearson has conducted dozens of field interviews and collected over a hundred published autobiographies to present this collective portrait of bluesmen's careers as they themselves tell them: their musical learning, communities, work, pleasures, travels, triumphs, and crises.

29.95 In Stock
Sounds So Good to Me: The Bluesman's Story

Sounds So Good to Me: The Bluesman's Story

by Barry Lee Pearson
Sounds So Good to Me: The Bluesman's Story

Sounds So Good to Me: The Bluesman's Story

by Barry Lee Pearson

Paperback(New Edition)

$29.95 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    In stock. Ships in 1-2 days.
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

The roots of much American music lie in the intensely personal art form of the blues. What bluesmen from W.C. Handy to B.B. King have told us about their lives has shaped America's perception of the blues. These life stories provide central insights into blues music and stand as a fascinating form of narrative in their own right.

Barry Lee Pearson has conducted dozens of field interviews and collected over a hundred published autobiographies to present this collective portrait of bluesmen's careers as they themselves tell them: their musical learning, communities, work, pleasures, travels, triumphs, and crises.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780812211719
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date: 05/29/1984
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile: 1170L (what's this?)

About the Author

Barry Lee Pearson is associate professor of folklore at the University of Maryland.
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews