{"product_id":"the-devils-music-9780306807435","title":"The Devils Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSuperbly researched and vividly written, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil''s Music \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to other forms of black music and in the context of American social history as experienced by African Americans. From its roots in the turn-of-the-century honky-tonks of New Orleans and the barrelhouses and plantations of the Mississippi Delta to modern legends such as John Lee Hooker and B. B. King, the blues comes alive here through accounts by the blues musicians themselves and those who knew them. Throughout this wide-ranging and fascinating book, Giles Oakley describes the texture of the life that made the blues possible, and the changing attitudes toward the music. \u003ci\u003eThe Devil''s Music\u003c\/i\u003e is a wholehearted and loving examination of one of America''s most powerful traditions.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart One * Slavery  * Nigger Minstrels and Coon Songs  * From Emancipation to Segregation  * From Minstrels to Ragtime  * Early New Orleans Jazz and Blues     * Work and Song  * W.C. Handy   Part Two * Charley Patton   * Henry Thomas Ragtime Texas  * Lead Belly   * The Barrelhouse Circuit and the Piney Woods  * Migration   Part Three * Crazy Blues  * Showbiz Blues I: The Tent Shows  * Ma Rainey  * Showbiz Blues II: The Theatres  * Bessie Smith  * Womens Blues   Part Four * The Men Start Recording  * Field Recordings  * Atlanta  * Memphis   Part Five * The Depression  * City Blues  * Blues in St. Louis  * Blues in Chicago  * The Rural South   * Blues in the South   Part Six * Post-war Blues  * The End of an Era  * Say it Loud   Part Seven * Dealing with the DevilInto the Nineties  * Blues as Heritage  * Blues Down HomeThe New South  * The Malaco Story  * New SouthNew Blues  * Gonna Be Some Changes Made  * Chicago Blues Today  * The Strong Persuaders","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401579471191,"sku":"9780306807435","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780306807435.jpg?v=1730477863","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-devils-music-9780306807435","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}