Give My Poor Heart Ease
Voices of the Mississippi Blues [With CD (Audio) and DVD]
By William Ferris
(University of North Carolina Press, Hardcover, 9780807833254, 302pp.)
Publication Date: November 2009
Categories: History & Criticism - General, Genres & Styles - Blues
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Description
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist Ferris documented the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Illustrated.
Saturday, Oct 31, 2009
Driving his Chevrolet Nova up and down Highway 61 in Mississippi, William Ferris stopped at churches and juke joints and penitentiaries to record the music he found. In his new book, Give My Poor Heart Ease, Ferris explores the legacy of the "The Blues Highway." More at NPR.org
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