Weissman Blues: The Basics

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-135-87712-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Reihe: The Basics

Blues: The Basics offers a concise introduction to a century of the blues. Organized chronologically, it focuses on the major eras in the growth and development of this popular musical style. Material includes:

- a definition of the blues and the major genres within it

- key artists such as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson

- key recordings

Complete with timelines and suggestions for further investigation, this fascinating overview is ideal for students and interested listeners.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weissman, Dick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Rock & Pop, Blues, Soul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS
Dedication
List of Tables
List of Figures
Figure Captions
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface: Warm-Up
Chapter 1
Dance: A Challenging Profession
Pushing the body image
Overuse and Overload: Practice does not make perfect
The show must go on: The Pressure to perform
Older dancers: Moving out or moving on?
Finding Balance: How Dance Medicine and Science Can Help
Finding Balance: The Dancer as Lifelong Learner
Finding a Place in the World of Dance
Profiles
Carrie Imler
Elizabeth Streb
Roxane d'Orléans Juste
David Parsons
David Zurak

Chapter 2
Injury and Injury Treatment
Types of Injuries in Dance and Risk Factors
Risk factors
The preadolescent and adolescent dancer - Some special considerations
Recommendations for training
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Multidisciplinary approaches and complementary therapies
Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy
Manual therapy
Complementary adjuncts
Pilates
Sample rehabilitation program
Achilles tendinitis
Low-back disorders
Transitional class
Full function
Introduction
Some Caveats
1 The Roots of the Blues
Timeline: 1619-1919
History and Origins of the Blues
African Musical Traits in African-American Music
African-American Spirituals
Early Black Secular Music
The Minstrel Show
The Early Blues
Social Conditions at the Birth of the Blues: 1870s-1900
The Blues: 1890-1920
Ragtime and Early Jazz
Blues Structure
Learning to Play or Sing the Blues
Summary
2 THE TWENTIES: RECORDED BEGINNINGS OF THE CLASSIC AND RURAL BLUES
Timeline: The 1920s
Ma Rainey and Her Influence on the Blues
Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues
The recordings and importance of Bessie Smith
He Done Me Wrong: Classic Blues Subjects
Other Blues Women of the '20s
Women and the Folk Blues
Jazz Influences on the Blues
Summary
3 The Folk Blues: The Country Comes to the City, 1920-1940
Timeline: 1920-1940
African-American Musical Styles
Why the Classic Blues Were Recorded Before the Folk Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
The Jug Bands
Delta Blues
Charley Patton
Robert Johnson: His life, the Music, the Controversies, and the Legend
The impact of Robert Johnson
Other Mississippi artists
Piedmont and Other Regional Styles
Leadbelly and Lonnie Johnson
Mr. Charley's Blues: White Blues Performers
Holy Blues
The Role of Individual Instruments
Memphis Minnie and the Folk Blues
Summary
4 RHYTHM & BLUES AND THE BEGINNING OF ELECTIC BLUES: 1940-1960
Timeline: 1940-1960
Chicago Blues: 1935-50
Rhythm and Blues
The Blues Go Electric: T Bone Walker
Muddy Waters and the Chicago delta sound
John Lee Hooker & B.B. King
The Record Business in Postwar America
Rhythm and Blues vs. the Blues
Texas goes to California: The LA R&B Scene
New York and the doo-wop groups
New Orleans
Rock and Roll and the Blues; 1954-1960
Summary
5 THE BLUES REVIVAL: 1960-80
Timeline: 1960-1980
The Folk Revival
The Strange Career of Josh White
Blues Scholarship and Rediscovered Blues Singers
Protest Music and the Blues
The Young, White Blues Singers
The New Independent Record Labels
Why the Blues Became Popular
The Blues Goes Abroad
American Blues-Rock Bands
Jimi Hendrix
Black Gospel Music
Soul Music
Building a New Blues Audience
Louisiana Blues: The Sound of the Swamp
The Blues Roll on in Chicago
B. B. King's Career and Influence
Blues Music Economics
Artistic Control
Summary
6 THE NEW GENERATION OF BLUES ARTISTS: 1980-TODAY
Timeline: 1980-2003
The Late '70s: The Blues Hiatus
Bonnie Raitt
Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Austin Blues Scene
Independent Labels Fill the Void
The Return of Robert Johnson
The Emergence of Young, Black Blues Artists
Blacks, Whites, and the Blues
Women of the Blues
The Young Turks: The Blues Rockers
Zydeco
Regional Music
The International Blues
Current Outlets for the Blues
The Martin Scorcese Blues Series
Summary
APPENDIX
Bibliography
Social Histories
The Blues and Africa
The Minstrel Period
Ragtime
Social and Musical Background of the Blues
Classic Blues
Black Country Blues
Gospel and Holy Blues
Urban blues, Rockabilly, Rock Blues, the Folk and Blues Revivals, British Blues
Protest music
R&B and Soul
Cajun, Zydeco, and Swamp Pop
The Blues Today
Biographies and Autobiographies
Collections of Lyrics
Songbooks (Words and Music)
Record Companies and the Music Business
Miscellaneous: Record Guides, Regional Blues, etc.
Discography
Boxed Sets
Black Secular Music Before the Blues
Classic Blues Singers: Women of the 1920s
Holy Blues
Jug Bands
Piedmont Blues
Mississippi Delta Blues
Texas Blues
Songsters
White Country Blues
Urban Blues of the '30s
Various Instruments
Social Protest and Commentary
Chicago: Early Electric Blues
R&B and Soul
Chicago: Classic Electric Blues
White American and the British Blues Revivalists
Rock and Roll
Cajun, Zydeco, and Louisiana Swamp Rock
The New Black Blues Artists
Young Guns
Beyond Category
Instructional Materials and Videos
Books
Audio and Visual Materials
Performance and Documentary Videos

Über Autor(innen)

Dick Weissman was Associate Professor of Music and Music Industry Studies from 1990-2002 at the University of Colorado at Denver. He has published many books on music, notably The Music Business: Career Opportunities and Self-Defense, now in its third edition. He lives in Portland, OR.