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Looking Up at Down The Emergence of Blues Culture

Looking Up at Down The Emergence of Blues Culture
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  • ISBN-13: 9780877227229
  • ISBN: 0877227225
  • Publication Date: 1989
  • Publisher: Temple University Press

AUTHOR

Barlow, William

SUMMARY

More than just a history of a musical genre, Looking Up at Down traces the evolution of the various strands of blues music within the broader context of the culture on which it commented, and discusses its importance as a form of cultural resistance and identity for Afro-Americans. William Barlow explores the lyrics, describes the musical styles, and portrays the musicians and performers who created this uniquely American music. He describes how the blues sound-with its recognizable dissonance and African musical standards-and the blues text, which provided a bottom up view of American society, became bulwarks of cultural resistance.Using rare recordings, oral histories, and interviews, Barlow analyzes how the blues was sustained as a form of Afro-American cultural resistance despite attempts by the dominant culture to assimilate and commercialize the music and exploit its artists. Author note: William Barlow is Associate Professor in the Radio, Television, and Film Department of Howard University. A music programmer for alternative radio stations for more than fifteen years, he currently produces "Blue Monday" on WPFW-FM.Barlow, William is the author of 'Looking Up at Down The Emergence of Blues Culture', published 1989 under ISBN 9780877227229 and ISBN 0877227225.

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