Broadcasting the Blues : Black Blues in the Segregation Era

Noted blues scholar, Paul Oliver, draws on decades of research and personal interviews with performers to present this outstanding social history of the blues in America.

Drawing a picture of how the blues aesthetic developed, "Broadcasting the Blues" examines the blues from its birth in the rural South, through to the heyday of sound recordings and Oliver gives new insights into the role blues played in American society before racial integration.

For any blues fan, music scholar or interested general reader, this book will prove a fascinating and enlightening read.