{"product_id":"daddy-played-the-blues-michael-garland-9780884485889","title":"Daddy Played the Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003ePacking themselves into an old jalopy--with Daddy, Uncle Vern, and Mama in the front seat and Cassie and her two brothers in the back--they joined the Great Migration from the impoverished Deep South to Chicago, where there was work to be had in the stockyards. Across the kids' laps lay Daddy's prized possession, a six-string guitar. Daddy worked hard to put food on the table, but what he really loved was playing the blues. This evocative tale of the African-American odyssey in search of a better life is also a homage to the uniquely American music that developed from African music and American spirituals, work songs, and folk ballads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the book's backmatter, Garland relates how he first heard and fell in love with blues music, beginning a lifelong fandom. Portraits and thumbnail biographies of great blues musicians and landmark songs complete this tribute to the great American music and the yearnings that produced it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFountas \u0026amp; Pinnell Level S\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Garland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0884485889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780884485889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tilbury House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 10.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 42 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed","brand":"Michael Garland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986752602367,"sku":"9780884485889","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6cbef580-8ed1-4ded-ba1f-eac730692ddd.jpg?v=1683284989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daddy-played-the-blues-michael-garland-9780884485889","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}