Pb, 288pp, b/w photos. Good (-) with edgewear/creasing. Endpapers a bit mottled but text clean. Accompanied the BBC television series. Examines the societal and pyschological influences which led to the emergence of the blues at the end of the 19th century and its subsequent development. Size: 8vo - over 7ž" - 9ž" tall. Seller Inventory # 038442

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Title: The Devil's Music A History of the Blues

Publisher: BBC, London

Publication Date: 1976

Binding: Soft Cover

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This primer on the historical development of the blues considers the psychological, cultural, and artistic elements that combined--sometime before the turn of the century--to form the blues

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In 1976, Giles Oakley helped produce the acclaimed five-part BBC documentary The Devil's Music, which resulted in this book. He has since coproduced numerous prime-time programs and series for BBC-TV and has contributed to many books and journals.

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