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Asirvatham, Sandy

The History of the Blues

104 pp. | Chelsea | March, 2003 | Library ISBN 0-7910-7266-5 $$22.95 | Paper ISBN 0-7910-7490-0 $$9.95
(4) YA American Mosaic: African-American Contributors series. Two true American music creations--the blues and jazz--are highlighted in these books. The author does an adequate if abbreviated job of surveying the two musical forms from their earliest roots in Africa and as they intertwined with the culture and struggles of African Americans to the present day. The books are illustrated with archival photographs. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these American Mosaic: African-American Contributors titles: The History of Jazz and The History of the Blues.]
Reviewer: Roger Sutton

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