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AFS 106 - History of the Blues

Description
Blues history from its origins to the Blues Revival of the 1960s. Emphasis on the Delta blues tradition of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, and Muddy Waters. Additional topics include: oral formulaic composition; politics of race and sex in the blues; the blues as a “secular religion”; the music business; appropriations of blues style in jazz and rock; and the ongoing function of the blues as a core signifier of “blackness” in American culture. Same as MUS/AMS 106 .
Credits: 1

Course Attribute(s):
ARTS Gen Ed: Arts Requirement


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