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The story of boogie-woogie [electronic resource] : a left hand like God / Peter J. Silvester.

Silvester, Peter J.; Silvester, Peter J. Left hand like God.
2009
ML747 .S54 2009eb
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Title
The story of boogie-woogie [electronic resource] : a left hand like God / Peter J. Silvester.
Author
Silvester, Peter J.
Variant Title
Previously published under the title: Left hand like God
Edition
Revised edition.
ISBN
9780810869332 (electronic book)
9780810869240
0810869241
0810869330 (electronic book)
Published
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 403 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Call Number
ML747 .S54 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
786.2/165
Summary
The Story of Boogie-Woogie: A Left Hand Like God examines the socio-historical background of the boogie-woogie piano style, from its early appearances in the barrelhouses of lumber, turpentine, and railroad camps in the southern United States, to its emergence at rent parties in Chicago and St. Louis, to its rise as a popular form of music in the nightclubs of New York, to its status as an international craze during World War II. In this enhanced revision of A Left Hand Like God, Peter J. Silvester presents a comprehensive history of boogie-woogie, describing the style's appearance and development, its offshoots, and the pianists who made it famous, and studying its impact on rhythm and blues, urban blues, and big band swing, leading to the eventual revival of "classical" boogie-woogie in concerts and festivals. Silvester discusses significant European and American pianists of boogie-woogie throughout history, providing biographical information about their life styles and musical influences and offering an analysis of their important recordings. The book also includes a new chapter on the contribution of national and independent record companies to the recording of boogie-woogie music. A thorough bibliography and a final appendix providing many of the bass patterns common in boogie-woogie make this a valuable reference.
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Rev. ed. of: A left hand like God, [1989].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Silvester, Peter J. Left hand like God.
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The beginnings. Boogie-woogie : early appearances and names by which it was known ; Industries and centers supporting boogie-woogie in the south ; Boogie-woogie eras, musical influences, and significant early pianists
The urban sound of boogie-woogie. Chicago ; The depression years ; St. Louis and Detroit
The Carnegie period. The spirituals to swing concerts ; Café society days ; The post-café society period ; On the crest of the wave ; The parting of the ways : rhythm and blues and big-band boogie
The final curtain. The end of an era ; Many shades of blue ; The contemporary picture
Recording boogie-woogie and appendixes ; The national and independent record companies.

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