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John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson : the blues harmonica of Chicago's Bronzeville / Mitsutoshi Inaba.

Title
John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson : the blues harmonica of Chicago's Bronzeville / Mitsutoshi Inaba.
Author
Inaba, Mitsutoshi, 1964-
Publication
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

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Description
xx, 213 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Roots of American music, folk, Americana, blues, and country
Uniform Title
Roots of American music, folk, Americana, blues, and country.
Subject
  • Williamson, Sonny Boy, 1914-1948
  • Manners and customs
  • Harmonica players > United States > Biography
  • Blues musicians > United States > Biography
  • Blues (Music) > Chicago > History and criticism
  • Blues (Music)
  • Blues musicians
  • Harmonica players
  • Illinois > Bronzeville
  • Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.) > Social life and customs
  • Illinois > Chicago
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Biographies
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-197) and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Learning the blues: Jackson, Tennessee: 1914-1937 -- Reaching new heights: St. Louis and Aurora, Illinois, 1937-1938 -- Windy City blues: Chicago, 1939-1941 -- The sound of Bronzeville: 1942-1948 -- The final days: 1948 -- Epilogue: Sonny Boy's legacy: 1948-present.
ISBN
  • 9781442254428
  • 1442254424
LCCN
^^2016010945
OCLC
  • 944394315
  • SCSB-10073813
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library