An edition of The story of boogie-woogie: a left hand like God (2009)

The story of boogie-woogie

a left hand like God

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An edition of The story of boogie-woogie: a left hand like God (2009)

The story of boogie-woogie

a left hand like God

[2nd ed.]

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A history of boogie woogie in 20th century America, with a brief final chapter about modern European boogie woogie.

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Scarecrow Press
Language
English
Pages
403

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Subjects

Piano music (Boogie-woogie), History and criticism, Piano music (Boogie woogie), Piano music, history and criticism

People

Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons

Places

New Orleans, Chicago

Times

The 20th century
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Cover of: The story of boogie-woogie
The story of boogie-woogie: a left hand like God
2009, Scarecrow Press
in English - [2nd ed.]
Cover of: Story of Boogie-Woogie
Story of Boogie-Woogie: A Left Hand Like God
2009, Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
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Table of Contents

Preface
Page vii
Acknowledgements
Page xi
Part One. The Beginnings
1. Boogie-woogie : early appearances and names by which it was known
Page 3
2. Industries and centers supporting boogie-woogie in the south
Page 23
3. Boogie-woogie eras, musical influences, and significant early pianists
Page 39
Part Two. The urban sound of boogie-woogie
4. Chicago
Page 61
5. The depression years
Page 98
6. St. Louis and Detroit
Page 123
Part Three. The Carnegie period.
7. The spirituals to swing concerts
Page 151
8. Café society days
Page 170
9. The post-café society period
Page 188
10. On the crest of the wave
Page 209
11. The parting of the ways : rhythm and blues and big band boogie
Page 223
Part Four. The final curtain
12. The end of an era
Page 259
13. Many Shades of Blue
Page 290
14. The contemporary picture
Page 321
Part Five. Recording boogie-woogie and appendixes
15. The national and independent record companies.
Page 355
Bass Patterns
Page 383
Bibliography
Page 387
Index
Page 391
About the Author
Page 403

Edition Notes

Rev. ed. of: A left hand like God, [1989].

Includes bibliographical references, discographical references, and index.

Published in
Lanham, Md

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
786.2/165
Library of Congress
ML747 .S54 2009, ML747.S54 2009

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Pagination
xiii, 403
Number of pages
403

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OL23058914M
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ISBN 13
9780810869240, 9780810869332
LCCN
2009005090
OCLC/WorldCat
302099929
Library Thing
9090590
Goodreads
6952729

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