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From Robert Johnson to Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson to John Lee Hooker, blues and gospel artists figure heavily in the mythology of twentieth-century culture. The styles in which they sang have proved hugely influential to generations of popular singers, from the wholesale adoptions of singers like Robert Cray or James Brown, to the subtler vocal appropriations of Mariah Carey. Their own music, and how it operates, is not, however, always seen as valid in its own right. This book provides an overview of both these genres, which worked together to provide an expression of twentieth-century black US experience. Their histories are unfolded and questioned; representative songs and lyrical imagery are analysed; perspectives are offered from the standpoint of the voice, the guitar, the piano, and also that of the working musician. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact the genres have had on mainstream musical culture.

Blues (Chants, etc.) --- Blues (Liederen, enz.) --- Blues (Music) --- Blues (Musique) --- Blues (Muziek) --- Blues (Songs, etc.) --- Gospel music --- Music [Gospel ] --- Gospel music. --- Blues --- Gospel --- blues --- gospel --- jazz --- muziekgeschiedenis --- Music --- 78.39.1 --- History and criticism --- Blues (Music) - History and criticism --- Gospel music - History and criticism --- Rhythm and blues (chants, etc.)

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This book contributes significantly to the debate surrounding the importance of Ewan MacColl to the English folk revival. MacColl gave two extended interviews with co-editor Giovanni Vacca in 1987 and 1988 and these provide the impetus for a re-examination of his methods, his politics and his aesthetic aims. Great emphasis is placed on the importance of seeing MacColl as not only a British, but a European folk activist, through discussion of his hitherto barely known work in Italy, enabling a re-contextualization of his work within a broader European context. Peggy Seeger contributes a Forewor

Folk singers --- Folk music --- Folksingers --- Folk musicians --- Singers --- History and criticism. --- MacColl, Ewan --- MacColl, Ewan, --- Miller, James Henry, --- Miller, Jimmie, --- Miller, William,