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Author Inaba, Mitsutoshi

Title John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson : the blues harmonica of Chicago's Bronzeville
Published Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (249 pages)
Series Roots of American Music: Folk, Americana, Blues, and Country
Roots of American Music: Folk, Americana, Blues, and Country
Contents Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Learning the Blues; 2 Reaching New Heights; 3 Windy City Blues; 4 The Sound of Bronzeville; 5 The Final Days; 6 Epilogue: Sonny Boy's Legacy; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; General Index; Song Index; About the Author
Summary Mitsutoshi Inaba offers the first full-length biography of this key figure in the evolution of the Chicago blues. Interviews with Sonny Boy's family members and his last harmonica student provide new insights into the character of the man as well as the techniques of the musician
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Subject Williamson, Sonny Boy, 1914-1948.
Williamson, Sonny Boy, 1914-1948
Harmonica players -- United States -- Biography
Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography
Blues (Music) -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History and criticism
Composers & Musicians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
History & Criticism.
MUSIC.
Individual Composer & Musician.
Genres & Styles.
Blues (Music)
Blues musicians
Harmonica players
Illinois -- Chicago
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442254435
1442254432