Blues. Introduction to history

In the book "Blues. Introduction to the history of "For the first time in Russian is an attempt to tell about the history of the central direction of African American music of the XX century. - Blues, which penetrated the entire genealogical tree of popular musical genres in the United States and beyond, from jazz to second and rock music. The author of the book - music journalist Kirill Moshkov, editor -in -chief of Jazz.ru magazine - considers the blues not only as a purely musical phenomenon, but also as part of the latest American history, placing the development of musical styles in the context of social changes in America during the period from the line of the XIX -Xx centuries. and until the 1960-1970s. As an axis of the coordinates of the narrative, the history of blues in grames was chosen: the reader learns not only about the milestones of the creativity of blues musicians, but also about the difficult work of producers and recording companies that have made the history of blues the way we know it.
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