The inconvenient Lonnie Johnson : blues, race, identity /

"Lonnie Johnson is a blues legend. His viruosity on the blues guitar is second to none, and his influence on artists from T-Bone Walker and B. B. King to Eric Clapton is well established. A master of multiple instruments, Johnson recorded with jazz icons such as Duke Ellington and Louis Armstro...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Simon, Julia, 1961- (Auteur)
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2022]
Reeks:American music history.
Online toegang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3642660
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Introduction : Lonnie Johnson, professional musician
  • Musical practice and place : the cultural history of New Orleans and St. Louis
  • Self-construction and self-awareness : Lonnie Johnson's persona
  • Social relations : race, gender, and the perception of systemic complexity
  • The suffering self : isolation and loneliness
  • Conclusion : performance and the socially embedded self.