A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. this odyssey to rural Georgia peels back the many layers of Blind Willie McTell s compelling, occasionally shocking, but ultimately uplifting story. Portraying him as one of the most gifted artists of his generation, this account uncovers the secrets of McTell s ancestry, the hardships he suffered including being blind from birth and the successes he enjoyed. Traveling throughout the South and beyond, this personal and moving journey unearths a lost world of black music, exploring why he drifted in and out of the public eye, how he was "rediscovered" time and again through chance meetings, and why, until now, so little has been written about the life of this extraordinary man. Part biography, part travelogue, part social history, this atmospheric, unforgettable tale connects the subject s life to the tumultuous sweep of history, exploding every stereotype about blues musicians and revealing a vulnerable milieu of poverty and discrimination, demonstrating that little may have changed in the Deep South, even today. Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 26462

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Titel: Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes. In Search of ...

Verlag: Chicago Review Press

Erscheinungsdatum: 2009

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition

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