Visualizing the Blues

by Wendy McDaris

The blues, a distinct and powerful music most associated with the Southern Mississippi Delta region of the United States and emanating from that region's African-American culture, is appreciated the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789305240
• ISBN13: 9780789305244
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The People Inside

Despite being listed under John Grisham, it's the photos more than the words that spill out of this book like hunks of compassion and nightmare all rolled together. The blues speak to our species ability to survive the deep hurt, and hauanting images like "klan granny" and "chain gang" are in juxtaposition with the ability to laugh, dance and sing even if some fool thinks you're less than them. This collection covers a variety of styles and a various photographers. It's like a footnote to any good blues collection, the "why" to the "how" of of America's most original musical form and the conditions that created it.