The Blues: A Very Short Introduction

by Elijah Wald

Book Overview

Praised as "suave, soulful, ebullient" (Tom Waits) and "a meticulous researcher, a graceful writer, and a committed contrarian" (New York Times Book Review), Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation. In The Blues, Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture.
It is not an easy thing to pin down. As Howlin' Wolf once described it, "When you ain't got no money and can't pay your house rent and can't buy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195398939
• ISBN13: 9780195398939
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.4" x 6.8"