{"product_id":"delta-blues-by-ted-gioia-9780393337501","title":"Delta Blues","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The essential history of this distinctly American genre.\" -- \u003cem\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this \"expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history\" (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us \"the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply informative and enjoyable to read\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review). From the field hollers of nineteenth-century plantations to Muddy Waters and B.B. King, \u003cem\u003eDelta Blues\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the uneasy mix of race and money at the point where traditional music became commercial and bluesmen found new audiences of thousands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining extensive fieldwork, archival research, interviews with living musicians, and first-person accounts with \"his own calm, argument-closing incantations to draw a line through a century of Delta blues\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), this engrossing narrative is flavoured with insightful and vivid musical descriptions that ensure \"an understanding of not only the musicians, but the music itself\" (\u003cem\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the thick-as-tar Delta soil, \u003cem\u003eDelta Blues\u003c\/em\u003e is already \"a contemporary classic in its field\" (\u003cem\u003eJazz Review\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462818382060,"sku":"9780393337501","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780393337501-delta-blues.jpg?v=1775023751","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/delta-blues-by-ted-gioia-9780393337501","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}