The Poetry of the Blues 藍調

音樂學家和作家撒母耳-查特斯（Samuel Charters，1929--2015 年）認為藍調歌詞是一種深刻的文化表達，可以將所有熱愛詩歌的人聯繫在一起。查特斯是探索世界音樂的先驅，他的研究將美國南方和阿巴拉契亞地區默默無聞的音樂家帶入主流。在這本具有里程碑意義的著作中，這位著名的布魯斯歷史學家和民俗學家對作為民間詩歌的布魯斯歌曲進行了豐富的探索，他詳細引用了Son House和Lightnin' Hopkins等傳奇人物的歌詞，揭示了這種獨特藝術形式中的深厚感情和複雜的文學形式

作曲家: Samuel Charters photographs by Ann Charters
樂器: Piano
出版社: Dover Publications
風格: Blues
原文簡介:
Musicologist and writer Samuel Charters (1929--2015) considered blues lyrics a profound cultural expression that could connect all people who love poetry. A pioneer in the exploration of world music, Charters conducted research that brought obscure musicians of the American South and Appalachia into the mainstream. In this landmark volume, the noted blues historian and folklorist presents a rich exploration of blues songs as folk poetry, quoting lyrics by such legends as Son House and Lightnin' Hopkins at length to reveal the depth of feeling and complex literary forms at work within a unique art form.