Barrelhouse words
Stephen Calt · 2009
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About the book
"This compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang."--Jacket.
Book details
- Year
- 2009
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Editions
- 3
- Pages
- 286
- ISBN
- 9780252033476
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