The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music

(Part of the Cambridge Companions to Music Series)

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521001072

ISBN13:9780521001076

Release Date:March 2003

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:236 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.9" x 9.9"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Blues Education & Reference Gospel Music Musical Genres Performing Arts Reference Religious & Sacred Music

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