Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues (Music in American Life) - Hardcover

Deffaa, Chip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0252022033 ISBN 13: 9780252022036

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 1996

Synopsis

Profiles six rhythm and blues pioneers, providing the social and historical context for the lives of such greats as Ruth Brown, Little Jimmy Scott, and Floyd Dixon.

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Praise for BLUE RHYTHMS
"A noted jazz critic for the _NEW YORK POST_, Deffaa turns his attention to the world of rhythm and blues in his latest work. He does an admirable job of providing social and historical context for the lives of six R&B pioneers--Ruth Brown, Little Jimmy Scott, Charles Brown, Floyd Dixon, LaVern Baker, and Jimmy Witherspoon. The author knows his subjects well and allows them to recount their part in the story, but he relates both their successes and their failures in his balanced text. The book includes extensive notes and a detailed selective discography. Readable and enjoyable, it will provide insights to both lay readers and scholars. Highly recommended..." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL

About the Author

Chip Deffaa, jazz critic for the New York Post, has written seven other books, including Voices of the Jazz Age: Profiles of Eight Vintage Jazzmen and Swing Legacy. A winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, he contributes regularly to Entertainment Weekly, JazzTimes, and Crescendo.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252022033
• ISBN 13: 9780252022036
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352