The Land Where the Blues Began (1993)

by Alan Lomax

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A book about the history of the blues, it isn't a fun read, slavery and oppression are common. Alan Lomax is off course very knowledgeable about the subject which gives the book a certain authentic (and unique) feel. The only problem I had while reading is the use of accented language (for non-native English speakers it can get quite tricky to understand). (

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kabouter | Dec 9, 2010 |

A wonderful look at the the people and places that gave birth to the blues. (

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Mississippi, Verenigde Staten

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Co-founder--with folklorist father John A. Lomax--of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress, Alan Lomax traveled the South "from the Brazos bottoms of Texas to the tidewater country of Virginia" in search of the wellspring of American blues. Previously the author of Mister Jelly Roll, Lomax stalks the ghosts of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy and Charlie Patton, among many other blues pioneers. This winner of the 1993 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction is more than just another profile of a musical genre. It's an intimate diary of a purely American art form born of a powerful mix of despair and hope.

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Lomax's account of African American oral traditions provides information on such legendary bluesmen as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and Son House.