{"product_id":"barrelhouse-words-stephen-calt-9780252033476","title":"Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked \"race records\" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From \"aggravatin' papa\" to \"yas-yas-yas\" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Calt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252033477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252033476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Reference Sources\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2009 pg. 34","brand":"Stephen Calt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086439493887,"sku":"9780252033476","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c306a77a-2cc0-4920-baeb-55be3e650365.jpg?v=1769094675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barrelhouse-words-stephen-calt-9780252033476","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}