Barrelhouse words : a blues dialect dictionary / Stephen Calt.
Material type: TextPublisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2009Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780252090714
- 0252090713
- 1283070081
- 9781283070089
- 781.64303 22
- ML3521
- AC 30160
- LP 11500
- LS 48500
- 9,2
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover -- Author' Note -- Contents -- Introduction -- Select Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary Sources -- General Bibliography -- Informants Cited in Text -- Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Text -- A Blues Dialect Dictionary -- Appendix -- Index.
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.
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