Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis

Zack, Ian

62 valoraciones de Goodreads

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL., 2016

022638098X / 9780226380988

  • Primera edición
  • Tapa blanda
  • Usado
Ver todos los detalles

Librería: Conover Books, Martinsville, VA, Estados Unidos de AmericaConover Books

Vendedor de 5 estrellas

Vendedor de IberLibro desde 10 de junio de 2004

Tapa blanda

Condición: Usado - Aceptable

EUR 11,01

Envío por EUR 4,45 
Se envía dentro de Estados Unidos de America

Cantidad disponible: 1 disponible

Añadir al carrito
Devoluciones gratuitas de 30 días

Descripción del artículo del vendedor

Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Black and white pictorial wrapper with white lettering. 341 informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Who was the greatest of all American guitarists? You probably didn’t name Gary Davis, but many of his musical contemporaries considered him without peer. Bob Dylan called Davis “one of the wizards of modern music.” Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead—who took lessons with Davis—claimed his musical ability “transcended any common notion of a bluesman.” And the folklorist Alan Lomax called him “one of the really great geniuses of American instrumental music.” But you won’t find Davis alongside blues legends Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite almost universal renown among his contemporaries, Davis lives today not so much in his own work but through covers of his songs by Dylan, Jackson Browne, and many others, as well as in the untold number of students whose lives he influenced. The first biography of Davis, Say No to the Devil restores “the Rev’s” remarkable story. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with many of Davis’s former students, Ian Zack takes readers through Davis’s difficult beginning as the blind son of sharecroppers in the Jim Crow South to his decision to become an ordained Baptist minister and his move to New York in the early 1940s, where he scraped out a living singing and preaching on street corners and in storefront churches in Harlem. There, he gained entry into a circle of musicians that included, among many others, Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Dave Van Ronk. But in spite of his tremendous musical achievements, Davis never gained broad recognition from an American public that wasn’t sure what to make of his trademark blend of gospel, ragtime, street preaching, and the blues. His personal life was also fraught, troubled by struggles with alcohol, women, and deteriorating health. Zack chronicles this remarkable figure in American music, helping us to understand how he taught and influenced a generation of musicians.".…

N° de ref. del artículo 053226

Título
Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis
Autor
Zack, Ian
Editorial
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
Año de publicación
2016
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Soft cover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
022638098X
ISBN 13
9780226380988
Edición
1st Edition
Impresión
1st Printing
Peso del artículo
19 onzas
Dimensiones
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Conover Books

Martinsville, VA, Estados Unidos de America

Vendedor de 5 estrellas

Vendedor de IberLibro desde 10 de junio de 2004

Tarifas de envío en Estados Unidos de America

ArtículoDe 5 a 14 días hábilesDe 3 a 6 días hábiles
Primer artículoEUR 4,45EUR 8,90
Los plazos de entrega los establecen los vendedores y varían según el transportista y la ubicación. Los pedidos que pasan por la aduana pueden sufrir retrasos y los compradores son responsables de los aranceles o tarifas asociadas. Los vendedores pueden ponerse en contacto con usted en relación con cargos adicionales para cubrir cualquier aumento en los costes de envío de los artículos.

Métodos de pago

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Cheque
  • Giro bancario
  • Giro postal
  • PayPal

Especialidad

Out-of-print books, Antiquarian books, Local author's, Autographed copys, Fiction, Textbooks, History, Biographies/Autobiographies, Audiobooks, Some new books available in all genres

Información empresarial del vendedor

Conover Books

IL, Estados Unidos de America