The story of boogie-woogie [electronic resource] : a left hand like God / Peter J. Silvester.

By: Silvester, Peter JContributor(s): Silvester, Peter J. Left hand like God | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009Description: xiii, 403 p., [20] p. of plates : illISBN: 9780810869332 (electronic bk.); 0810869330 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Piano music (Boogie woogie) -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 786.2/165 LOC classification: ML747 | .S54 2009Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
The beginnings. Boogie-woogie : early appearances and names by which it was known ; Industries and centers supporting boogie-woogie in the south ; Boogie-woogie eras, musical influences, and significant early pianists -- The urban sound of boogie-woogie. Chicago ; The depression years ; St. Louis and Detroit -- The Carnegie period. The spirituals to swing concerts ; Cafe society days ; The post-cafe society period ; On the crest of the wave ; The parting of the ways : rhythm and blues and big-band boogie -- The final curtain. The end of an era ; Many shades of blue ; The contemporary picture -- Recording boogie-woogie and appendixes ; The national and independent record companies.
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Rev. ed. of: A left hand like God, [1989].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The beginnings. Boogie-woogie : early appearances and names by which it was known ; Industries and centers supporting boogie-woogie in the south ; Boogie-woogie eras, musical influences, and significant early pianists -- The urban sound of boogie-woogie. Chicago ; The depression years ; St. Louis and Detroit -- The Carnegie period. The spirituals to swing concerts ; Cafe society days ; The post-cafe society period ; On the crest of the wave ; The parting of the ways : rhythm and blues and big-band boogie -- The final curtain. The end of an era ; Many shades of blue ; The contemporary picture -- Recording boogie-woogie and appendixes ; The national and independent record companies.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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