Blues Music
NBC: RE: Pre-blues music & musicians?
Date: 10 Feb 2003 20:43:35 -0800Newsgroups: bit.listserv.blues-l
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It's defined as Kansas State's non-conference football schedule. Reg Burns - Houston -----Original Message----- From: Blues Music List [mailto:email-address-deleted]On Behalf Of Blue Stew Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:39 PM To: email-address-deleted Subject: Re: Pre-blues music & musicians? What (exactly) is a cake walk? MM -----Original Message----- From: Blues Music List [mailto:email-address-deleted]On Behalf Of Dick Waterman Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:20 PM To: email-address-deleted Subject: Re: Pre-blues music & musicians? In a message dated 2/10/03 10:10:59 PM, email-address-deleted writes: >I'm interested in learning more about the early songsters who >influenced Charley Patton, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, et al. >I'm thinking of guys like Henry 'Ragtime Texas' Thomas, Rabbit Brown >and Hambone Willie Newbern, and whoever it was whom Rev. Gary Davis >said he first heard 'Candyman' in 1905. I'd love to hear stories about >the medicine shows & carnival shows from the late 19th century-early >20th century. I'd like to learn more about the reels, gospels, >minstrel pieces, and ragtime numbers that informed the blues. > >Did any of the major blues historians -- like Paul Oliver or Samuel >Charters -- write anything specifically on the pre-blues era? > >If anyone has a book/video/article they would recommend on this topic, >I'd appreciate it! The 'exact' book that you are looking for is out that and I just cannot remember the title. Somebody help me. It has a long title and it contains the word "cakewalks." C'mon, somebody help me. We can give this guy exactly what he is trying to find. Dick Waterman Oxford, MS NetSpace LISTSERV(R) software donated by L-Soft, Inc. http://www.lsoft.com NetSpace LISTSERV(R) software donated by L-Soft, Inc. http://www.lsoft.com NetSpace LISTSERV(R) software donated by L-Soft, Inc. http://www.lsoft.com
