One Sound, Two Worlds

The Blues in a Divided Germany, 1945-1990
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-78920-193-2
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 641 g

For all of its apparent simplicity—a few chords, twelve bars, and a supposedly straightforward American character—blues music is a complex phenomenon with cultural significance that has varied greatly across different historical contexts. One Sound, Two Worlds examines the development of the blues in East and West Germany, demonstrating the multiple ways social and political conditions can shape the meaning of music. Based on new archival research and conversations with key figures, this comparative study provides a cultural, historical, and musicological account of the blues and the impact of the genre not only in the two Germanys, but also in debates about the history of globalization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rauhut, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Rock & Pop, Blues, Soul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction: Just Turn That Noise Off…

Chapter 1. Sense and Sensibility: How We Know What the Blues Is

Chapter 2. Early in the Morning: An Awakening

Chapter 3. Get off of My Cloud: Emancipation

Chapter 4. Standing at the Crossroads: Expansion

Chapter 5. I’m Drifting and Drifting: Daily Routines

Conclusion: …Just Turn It Up

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rauhut, Michael
Michael Rauhut is a music scholar, radio journalist, filmmaker and founding member of the Center for Popular Music Research at Humboldt University in Berlin. Since 2008, he has held a Professorship of Popular Music at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway.

Michael Rauhut is a music scholar, radio journalist, filmmaker and founding member of the Center for Popular Music Research at Humboldt University in Berlin. Since 2008, he has held a Professorship of Popular Music at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway.