The Devil's music

by Giles Oakley

1978 287 pages eng

Blues (music), history and criticism Blues Blues (Music) Histoire et critique History and criticism

Anecdotes, reminiscences, first-hand reports, and appreciative commentary combine to provide a celebratory account of the blues' development from turn-of-the-century New Orleans honky-tonk and Mississippi Delta barrelhouse to today's urban blues.

Read on Archive.org Open Library Toronto Public Library Libby Amazon

Borrow to read

This scan is available through Internet Archive's free lending library — sign in or create a free account below, then borrow to read.

Reader not loading? Open it on Archive.org instead.

The Devil's music

Borrow to read

More like this

The land where the blues began

The story of the blues

The spirituals and the blues

The history of the blues

The death of rhythm & blues

Martin & Malcolm & America