In this Book
- Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
summary
This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt 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. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang.
Table of Contents
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- Author's Note
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xx
- General Bibliography
- pp. xxvi-xxviii
- Informants Cited in Text
- pp. xxix-xxx
- A BLUES DIALECT DICTIONARY
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252090714
Related ISBN(s)
9780252033476, 9780252076602
MARC Record
OCLC
776588936
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2009