Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE
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Contents |
Cover -- Author' Note -- Contents -- Introduction -- Select Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary Sources -- General Bibliography -- Informants Cited in Text -- Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Text -- A Blues Dialect Dictionary -- Appendix -- Index |
Summary |
This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
Subject |
Blues (Music) -- Texts -- Dictionaries
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Blues (Music) -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Blues.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Soul & R 'n B.
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Blues (Music)
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English language -- Dialects
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Lied
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Blues
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Dictionaries
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2019716452 |
ISBN |
9780252090714 |
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0252090713 |
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1283070081 |
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9781283070089 |
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9786613070081 |
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6613070084 |
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