Slim Harpo (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
418
Utgivningsdatum
2022-04-30
Förlag
Louisiana State University Press
Medarbetare
Broven, John
Illustrationer
Black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
229 x 152 x 24 mm
Vikt
608 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
402:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Matte Lam
ISBN
9780807177297

Slim Harpo

Blues King Bee of Baton Rouge

Häftad,  Engelska, 2022-04-30
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As Louis Armstrong forever tethered jazz to New Orleans and Clifton Chenier fixed Lafayette as home to zydeco, Slim Harpo established Baton Rouge as a base for the blues. In the only complete biography of this internationally renowned blues singer and musician, Martin Hawkins traces Harpo's rural upbringing near Louisiana's capital, his professional development fostered by the local music scene, and his national success with R&B hits like Rainin' in My Heart, Baby Scratch My Back, and I'm A King Bee, among others. Hawkins follows Harpo's global musical impact from the early 1960s to today and offers a detailed look at the nature of the independent recording business that enabled his remarkable legacy. With new research and interviews, Hawkins fills in previous biographical gaps and redresses misinformation about Harpo's life. In addition to weaving the musician's career into the lives of other Louisiana blues playersincluding Lightnin' Slim, Lazy Lester, and Silas Hoganthe author discusses the pioneering role of Crowley, Louisiana, record producer J. D. Miller and illustrates how Excello Records in Nashville brought national attention to Harpo's music recorded in Louisiana. This engaging narrative examines Harpo's various recording sessions and provides a detailed discography, as well as a list of blues-related records by fellow Baton Rouge artists. Slim Harpo: Blues King Bee of Baton Rouge will stand as the ultimate resource on the musician's life and the rich history of Baton Rouge's blues heritage.
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MARTIN HAWKINS, author of A Shot in the Dark: Making Records in Nashville, 1945-1955 and, with Colin Escott, Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll, has written over four hundred magazine articles, LP sleeve notes, and CD booklets on roots music since 1971.