Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential: House Parties, Hustlers & the Blues Life

Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential: House Parties, Hustlers & the Blues Life
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : 9781467141574
ISBN-13 : 1467141577
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential: House Parties, Hustlers & the Blues Life by : Roger Stolle

What's the real meaning of juke joint? Explore these special places for a special brand of the blues. Juke joint - two words often used, often abused. They convey an inherent promise of something real, edgy, from another time. All juke joints are blues clubs, but not all blues clubs are jukes. Here, artist recollections and insights delve below the murky surface to tell the tales, canonize the characters and explain the special brand of blues bottled in these quasi-legal establishments. Author Roger Stolle works from the inside to educate and entertain with a mix of history, anecdote and discovery. It's a wild ride.

Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip

Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip
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Publisher : Moon Travel
Total Pages : 606
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ISBN-10 : 9781640499256
ISBN-13 : 1640499253
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip by : Margaret Littman

Hop in the car and set off on an adventure along the Natchez Trace Parkway, from the country music capital to the birthplace of jazz. Inside Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip you'll find: Maps and Driving Tools: Over 20 easy-to-use maps keep you oriented on and off the parkway, along with site-to-site mileage, driving times, and detailed directions for the entire route Get to Know the Music of the South: Catch up-and-coming musicians play at quaint cafes, and hit the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Bask in the sounds of blues on Beale Street, and pay homage to "The King" at Graceland. Listen to a soulful live jazz group, or learn about the South's musical legacy on the Mississippi Blues Trail Savor Southern Food: Enjoy authentic hot chicken, get your barbecue fix in Memphis, and indulge in Creole cuisine and fresh beignets in New Orleans Itineraries for Every Traveler: Drive the entire two-week route or follow suggestions for spending time in and around Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans. Take an introspective moment at influential Civil Rights Movement sites, hike past dramatic waterfalls, spend a peaceful morning fishing, or bike along the Mississippi River Local Expertise: Nashville local Margaret Littman shares her love for the Natchez Trace Planning Your Trip: Know when and where to get gas, how to avoid traffic, and tips for driving in different road and weather conditions, plus essential advice for biking the route and suggestions for LGBTQ+ travelers, families, seniors, and visitors with disabilities With Moon Nashville to New Orleans' practical tips, detailed itineraries, and insider's view, you're ready to fill up the tank and hit the road. Looking to explore more of America on wheels? Try Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip. For more quintessential South, check out Moon Tennessee or Moon Asheville & the Great Smoky Mountains. About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can't wait to share their favorite places with you. For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.

Hidden History of Mississippi Blues

Hidden History of Mississippi Blues
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 187
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ISBN-10 : 9781614230137
ISBN-13 : 1614230137
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Hidden History of Mississippi Blues by : Roger Stolle

Although many bluesmen began leaving the Magnolia State in the early twentieth century to pursue fortune and fame up north, many others stayed home. These musicians remained rooted to the traditions of their land, which came to define a distinctive playing style unique to Mississippi. They didn't simply play the blues, they lived it. Travel through the hallowed juke joints and cotton fields with author Roger Stolle as he recounts the history of Mississippi blues and the musicians who have kept it alive. Some of these bluesmen remain to carry on this proud legacy, while others have passed on, but Hidden History of Mississippi Blues ensures none will be forgotten.

Juke Joint

Juke Joint
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 087805846X
ISBN-13 : 9780878058464
Rating : 4/5 (6X Downloads)

Synopsis Juke Joint by :

In this spectacular album of full-color photographs Birney Imes reveals a previously unexplored domain: the black juke joints of the Mississippi Delta. Imes transforms this phenomenon of Delta cultural life into something rich and strange. Introduced by Richard Ford.

Po' Monkey's

Po' Monkey's
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 121
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ISBN-10 : 9781496825353
ISBN-13 : 1496825357
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Po' Monkey's by : Will Jacks

Outside of Merigold, Mississippi, off an unmarked dirt road, stands Po’ Monkey’s, perhaps the most famous house in Mississippi and the last rural juke joint in the state, now closed to the public. Before the death of the lounge’s owner, Willie Seaberry, in 2016, it was a mandatory stop on the constant blues pilgrimage that flows through the Delta. Seaberry ran Po’ Monkey’s Lounge for more than fifty years, opening his juke joint in the 1960s. A hand-built tenant home located on the plantation where Seaberry worked, Po’ Monkey’s was a place to listen to music and drink beer—a place to relax where everyone was welcomed by Seaberry’s infectious charm. In Po’ Monkey’s: Portrait of a Juke Joint, photographer Will Jacks captures the juke joint he spent a decade patronizing. The more than seventy black-and-white photographs featured in this volume reflect ten years of weekly visits to the lounge as a regular—a journal of Jacks’s encounters with other customers, tourists, and Willie Seaberry himself. An essay by award-winning writer Boyce Upholt on the cultural significance of the lounge accompanies the images. This volume explores the difficulties of preservation, historical context, community relations, and cultural tourism. Now that Seaberry is gone, the uncertainty of the future of his juke joint highlights the need for a historical record.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Publisher : Penguin Modern Classics
Total Pages : 512
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ISBN-10 : 0141185430
ISBN-13 : 9780141185439
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Autobiography of Malcolm X by : Malcolm X

Malcolm X's blazing, legendary autobiography, completed shortly before his assassination in 1965, depicts a remarkable life: a child born into rage and despair, who turned to street-hustling and cocaine in the Harlem ghetto, followed by prison, where he converted to the Black Muslims and honed the energy and brilliance that made him one of the most important political figures of his time - and an icon in ours. It also charts the spiritual journey that took him beyond militancy, and led to his murder, a powerful story of transformation, redemption and betrayal. Vilified by his critics as an anti-white demagogue, Malcolm X gave a voice to unheard African-Americans, bringing them pride, hope and fearlessness, and remains an inspirational and controversial figure today.

Space Is the Place

Space Is the Place
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 315
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ISBN-10 : 9781478012054
ISBN-13 : 1478012056
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Space Is the Place by : John Szwed

Considered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra—aka Herman Blount—was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn. He recorded over 200 albums with his Arkestra, which, dressed in Egypto-space costumes, played everything from boogie-woogie and swing to fusion and free jazz. John Szwed's Space is the Place is the definitive biography of this musical polymath, who was one of the twentieth century's greatest avant-garde artists and intellectuals. Charting the whole of Sun Ra's life and career, Szwed outlines how after years in Chicago as a blues and swing band pianist, Sun Ra set out in the 1950s to impart his views about the galaxy, black people, and spiritual matters by performing music with the Arkestra that was as vital and innovative as it was mercurial and confounding. Szwed's readers—whether they are just discovering Sun Ra or are among the legion of poets, artists, intellectuals, and musicians who consider him a spiritual godfather—will find that, indeed, space is the place.

Time Passages

Time Passages
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 1452905789
ISBN-13 : 9781452905785
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Time Passages by : George Lipsitz

African American Music

African American Music
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 9781317934424
ISBN-13 : 1317934423
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis African American Music by : Mellonee V. Burnim

American Music: An Introduction, Second Edition is a collection of seventeen essays surveying major African American musical genres, both sacred and secular, from slavery to the present. With contributions by leading scholars in the field, the work brings together analyses of African American music based on ethnographic fieldwork, which privileges the voices of the music-makers themselves, woven into a richly textured mosaic of history and culture. At the same time, it incorporates musical treatments that bring clarity to the structural, melodic, and rhythmic characteristics that both distinguish and unify African American music. The second edition has been substantially revised and updated, and includes new essays on African and African American musical continuities, African-derived instrument construction and performance practice, techno, and quartet traditions. Musical transcriptions, photographs, illustrations, and a new audio CD bring the music to life.

Understanding Popular Music Culture

Understanding Popular Music Culture
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 9780415419055
ISBN-13 : 0415419050
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Understanding Popular Music Culture by : Roy Shuker

Focusing on the variety of genres that make up pop music, Roy Shuker explores key subjects which shape our experience of music such as music production, the music industry, music policy, fans, audiences and subcultures.