The Cambridge companion to blues and gospel music

236 Pages·2002·1.87 MB·English

by  Allan Moore

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TheCambridgeCompaniontoBlues
andGospelMusic
FromRobertJohnsontoArethaFranklin,MahaliaJacksonto
JohnLeeHooker,bluesandgospelartistsfigureheavilyinthe
mythologyoftwentieth-centuryculture.Thestylesinwhichthey
sanghaveprovedhugelyinfluentialtogenerationsofpopular
singers,fromthewholesaleadoptionsofsingerslikeRobert
CrayorJamesBrown,tothesubtlervocalappropriationsof
MariahCarey.Theirownmusic,andhowitoperates,isnot,
however,alwaysseenasvalidinitsownright.
Thisbookoffersanoverviewofboththesegenres,which
workedtogethertoprovideanexpressionoftwentieth-century
blackU.S.experience.Theirhistoriesareunfoldedand
questioned;representativesongsandlyricalimageryare
analyzed;perspectivesareofferedfromthestandpointofthe
voice,theguitar,thepiano,andalsothatoftheworking
musician.Thebookconcludeswithadiscussionoftheimpact
thegenreshavehadonmainstreammusicalculture.
allan mooreisHeadoftheDepartmentofMusicatthe
UniversityofSurrey,U.K.Hehaswrittenwidelyonpopular
musicandisauthorofTheBeatles:Sgt.Pepper’sLonelyHearts
ClubBand(Cambridge,1997),andRock:ThePrimaryText(1993,
2002).
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the cambridge companion to
BLUES AND
GOSPEL MUSIC
.................
edited by
AllanMoore
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Contents
Listofillustrations [pageviii]
Notesoncontributors [ix]
Chronology [xii]
Preface [xvii]
1 Surveyingthefield:ourknowledgeofbluesandgospelmusic AllanMoore [1]
2 Labels:identifyingcategoriesofbluesandgospel JeffToddTiton [13]
3 Thedevelopmentoftheblues DavidEvans [20]
4 Thedevelopmentofgospelmusic DonCusic [44]
5 Twelvekeyrecordings GraemeM.Boone [61]
6 “Blacktwice”:performanceconditionsforbluesandgospelartists SteveTracy [89]
7 Vocalexpressioninthebluesandgospel BarbJungr [102]
8 TheGuitar MattBacker [116]
9 Keyboardtechniques AdrianYork [130]
10 Imageryinthelyrics:aninitialapproach GuidovanRijn [141]
11 Appropriationsofbluesandgospelinpopularmusic DaveHeadlam [158]
Notes [188]
Bibliography [194]
Selecteddiscographyandvideography [202]
Index [205]
[vii]
Illustrations
(betweenpages88and89)
1 MahaliaJackson
2 FredMcDowell
3 BessieSmith,late1920s
4 MuddyWaters
5 GoldenGateQuartet
6 JohnLeeHooker
7 ArethaFranklin
8 Rev.GaryDavisatKeeleFolkFestival1966
9 ThomasA.DorseyaspianistwithMaRainey
[viii]