{"product_id":"screening-the-blues-9780306803444","title":"Screening the Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul Oliver\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Da Capo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Da Capo\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Instruction \u0026amp; Study - Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe noted blues scholar Paul Oliver here examines the many different skeins of the blues form, relating them to other black traditions--musical and religious--and tracing the origin of the blues through the dense, many-colored warp and weft of influences and inspiration. He describes \"the dozens,\" Christmas rituals, and the coded (as well as blatant) sexual imagery that has always been a vital element of every popular song tradition. With extensive source notes, photographs, a discography, and two indexes of song titles and singers, this book serves as a sound, serious, and entertaining guide to the blues heritage that has vitalized so much of the world's musical culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Da Capo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355734630551,"sku":"9780306803444","price":1652.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780306803444.webp?v=1767308971","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/screening-the-blues-9780306803444","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}