Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary |
 | Author: Stephen Calt
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 320
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0252076605
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.64303
EAN: 9780252076602
ASIN: 0252076605
Publication Date: November 23, 2009
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Explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. This book unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked 'race records' recorded between 1923 and 1949.
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Customer Reviews:
Calt does it again! May 10, 2010
D. J. Thomas (Salford, Lancashire.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very entertaining if somewhat flaky in parts, this tome will fill you in on so many of those head-scratching blues lyric moments. The odd brow-furrowing redefining of terms in commonplace British usage coupled with the occasional "just-don't-sound-right" don't really detract from the fun.
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