Hear My Sad Story: The True Tales That Inspired Stagolee, John Henry, and Other Traditional American Folk Songs

by Richard Polenberg

Book Overview

Read an excerpt and listen to the songs featured in the book at http: //folksonghistory.com/In 2015, Bob Dylan said, "I learned lyrics and how to write them from listening to folk songs. And I played them, and I met other people that played them, back when nobody was doing it. Sang nothing but these folk songs, and they gave me the code for everything that's fair game, that everything belongs to everyone." In Hear My Sad Story, Richard...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501700022
• ISBN13: 9781501700026
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher