An edition of The story of boogie-woogie: a left hand like God (2009)

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a left hand like God

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An edition of The story of boogie-woogie: a left hand like God (2009)

The story of boogie-woogie

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A history of boogie woogie in 20th century America, with a brief final chapter about modern European boogie woogie.

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Scarecrow Press
Language
English
Pages
403

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Subjects
Piano music (Boogie-woogie), History and criticism, Piano music (Boogie woogie), Piano music, history and criticism
People
Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons
Places
New Orleans, Chicago
Times
The 20th century

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Story of Boogie-Woogie: A Left Hand Like God
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Table of Contents

Preface Page vii
Acknowledgements Page xi
Part One. The Beginnings
1. Boogie-woogie : early appearances and names by which it was known Page 3 2. Industries and centers supporting boogie-woogie in the south Page 23 3. Boogie-woogie eras, musical influences, and significant early pianists Page 39
Part Two. The urban sound of boogie-woogie
4. Chicago Page 61 5. The depression years Page 98 6. St. Louis and Detroit Page 123
Part Three. The Carnegie period.
7. The spirituals to swing concerts Page 151 8. Café society days Page 170 9. The post-café society period Page 188 10. On the crest of the wave Page 209 11. The parting of the ways : rhythm and blues and big band boogie Page 223
Part Four. The final curtain
12. The end of an era Page 259 13. Many Shades of Blue Page 290 14. The contemporary picture Page 321
Part Five. Recording boogie-woogie and appendixes
15. The national and independent record companies. Page 355 Bass Patterns Page 383 Bibliography Page 387 Index Page 391 About the Author Page 403

Edition Notes

Rev. ed. of: A left hand like God, [1989].

Includes bibliographical references, discographical references, and index.

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Lanham, Md

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Dewey Decimal Class
786.2/165
Library of Congress
ML747 .S54 2009, ML747.S54 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 403
Number of pages
403

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OL23058914M
Internet Archive
storyboogiewoogi00silv
ISBN 13
9780810869240, 9780810869332
LCCN
2009005090
OCLC/WorldCat
302099929
Library Thing
9090590
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6952729

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