In Tune: Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, and the Roots of American Music
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00M4LT8FG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 488 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bought as a present for my husband. He's enjoying The Cacklin' Hen Bought as a present for my husband. He's enjoying the book, although he did say that it's more of a social and cultural history of Mississippi from Reconstruction to the Depression, than it is of music. He gave it a 4-star rating.. Five Stars Great book. Highly recommended.. "Founf In Tune to be True to Name" according to P. Gittings. Found it to be a very well written and researched book. I was not expecting much at first but thought it did a good job of not jut exploring the 2 musicians but also good history of the time period and the region.
As the invention of the phonograph disseminated traditional forms of music to a wider audience, Jimmie Rodgers gained fame as the "Father of Country Music," while Patton's work eventually earned him the title "King of the Delta Blues."Patton and Rodgers both died young, leaving behind a relatively small number of recordings. Jimmie Rodgers and Charley Patton drew inspiration from musical traditions on both sides of the racial divide, and their songs about hard lives, raising hell, and the hope of better days ahead spoke to white and black audiences alike. The first book to compare the careers of these two musicians, In Tune is a vital addition to the history of American music.. Their music reflected the era in which they lived but evoked a range of timeless human emotions. Born into poverty in Mississippi at the close of the nineteenth century, Charley Patton and Jimmie Rodgers established themselves among the most influential musicians of their era. In Tune tells the story of the parallel careers of these two pioneering recording artists -- one white, one black -- who moved beyond their humble origins to change the face of American music.At a time when segregation formed impassable lines of demarcation in most areas of southern life, music transcende
He currently teaches at the University of North Georgia and has written several works related to southern history.. A native of Florence, Mississippi, Ben Wynne earned his doctorate degree in history from the University of Mississippi
All readers.''--CHOICE''Wynne is to be commended for his passionate, detailed research in an important area of American music history. Highly recommended. His well-conceived narrative and vivid portrayal of these two musicians brings dignity and value to their music and a better understanding of the complexity of race and class in the early-twentieth-century American South. In Tune lays out the complex terrain of American music, exposing the many contradictions present in our understanding of its history. Anyone interested in the roots of American