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The Resource I'd rather be the devil : Skip James and the blues, Stephen Calt

I'd rather be the devil : Skip James and the blues, Stephen Calt

Label
I'd rather be the devil : Skip James and the blues
Title
I'd rather be the devil
Title remainder
Skip James and the blues
Statement of responsibility
Stephen Calt
Title variation
Skip James and the blues
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Providing a clear look into the life of one of the greatest Mississippi bluesmen, this is the first biography of the late Skip James, perhaps the most creative and idiosyncratic of all blues musicians. His 1931 performances of "Devil Got My Woman," "I'm So Glad," and "22-20 Blues" are masterpieces that transcend the genre. Drawing largely on hundreds of hours of conversations with James himself, it paints a dark and unforgettable portrait of a man untroubled by his own murderous inclinations, a man who achieved one moment of transcendent greatness in a life haunted by failure. In doing so, it offers new insights into the nature of the blues, the world in which it thrived, and its fate when that world vanished
Cataloging source
Midwest
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Calt, Stephen
Dewey number
781.643092
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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hoopla digital
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  • James, Skip
  • Blues musicians
  • Blues (Music)
  • Electronic books
Target audience
adult
Label
I'd rather be the devil : Skip James and the blues, Stephen Calt
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Publication
Distribution
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Digital content provided by hoopla
Isbn
9781569769980
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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11334035
Publisher number
MWT11334035
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(MWT)MWT11334035
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Label
I'd rather be the devil : Skip James and the blues, Stephen Calt
Link
Publication
Distribution
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Digital content provided by hoopla
Isbn
9781569769980
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
11334035
Publisher number
MWT11334035
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(MWT)MWT11334035
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web

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