| Variant title |
Going back to sweet Memphis |
| Contents |
Blues really ringing around there like birds: Bukka White at the office -- I am the baby of Beale Street: Little Mae Glover, a.k.a. Big Memphis Ma Rainey -- Come on and be fair with a black man: Tommy Gary blows his harp -- When you through talking about your brick house, come see Furry's frame: Furry Lewis at seventy-three -- It don't 'bide a good man well for you to play them things: Fiddler Ernest "Boose" Taylor -- My daddy put me on stage when I was five years old: Little Laura Dukes and her ukulele -- Worth a thousand dollars a note: Big Amos Patton on the harmonica -- Why don't you cut me up some bream there: beer party at Joe Willie Wilkins's house with Houston Stackhouse and Willis "Hillbilly" Kenibrew. |
| Abstract |
Memphis, Tennessee, is a major cross-roads for blues musicians, songs, and styles. Memphis is where the blues first "came to town" and became a cosmopolitan performance genre, and the city has long been a center of synthesis and evolution in blues recording. This volume tells the story of blues in Memphis through previously unpublished interviews with nine performers who helped create and sustain the music from the days before its commercial success through the early 1970s. Their attitudes, experiences, and insights impact a deeper understanding of blues aesthetic and philosophy. |
| Local note | Little-351679--3051310379582 |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 241-242) , bibliographical references (pages 243-252) , and index. |
| LCCN | 2001027287 |
| ISBN | 0820323012 (alk. paper) |
