{"product_id":"red-river-blues-bruce-bastin-9780252065217","title":"Red River Blues: The Blues Tradition in the Southeast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Classic of Blues Literature inductee into the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on archives and interviews with musicians, \u003ci\u003eRed River Blues\u003c\/i\u003e remains an acclaimed work of blues scholarship. Bruce Bastin traces the origins of the music to the turn of the twentieth century, when African Americans rejected slave songs, worksongs, and minstrel music in favor of a potent new vehicle for secular musical expression. Bastin looks at the blues' early emerging popularity and its spread via the Great Migration, delves into a wealth of field recordings, and looks at the careers of Brownie McGhee, Blind Boy Fuller, Curly Weaver, Sonny Terry, and many other foundational artists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Bastin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252065212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252065217\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\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 5.87w x 1.10d","brand":"Bruce Bastin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453299372287,"sku":"9780252065217","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3538d924-3030-4588-b69e-2ed08721a5b7.jpg?v=1777299426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/red-river-blues-bruce-bastin-9780252065217","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}