{"product_id":"wichita-blues-music-in-the-african-american-community-hardback-9781496853011","title":"Wichita Blues; Music in the African American Community (Hardback) 9781496853011","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWichita Blues\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMusic in the African American Community\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatrick Joseph O'Connor (Author), David Evans (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496853011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e277 pages, 34 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm, 0.505 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn conversations on regional blues, the traditions of the Mississippi Delta, the Carolina Piedmont, Chicago, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, and Los Angeles are frequently lauded. But until now, little attention has been paid to the Midwest, despite the presence and popularity of blues in these heartland communities. \u003ci\u003eWichita Blues: Music in the African American Community\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to address this gap in music history by exploring the lively Wichita blues tradition. In interviews with nineteen African American Wichita blues performers, author Patrick Joseph O’Connor reveals the evolution of the blues from the 1930s to the 1960s and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtilizing twenty-five years of fieldwork, \u003ci\u003eWichita Blues\u003c\/i\u003e details the history of performance and camaraderie among the musicians of this often-neglected regional sound. The personal interviews offer unique insight into topics that shape Wichita’s sound, including how migration from Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas brought varied artists to the area and the ways musical traditions cross racial divides and generations. The artists articulate the poetics of the blues and the diverse regional influences that can be detected in their music. In exploring the Wichita blues tradition, O’Connor traces African American history in Kansas, ranging from the Exoduster movement in the late nineteenth century and minstrel shows across the state to Black cowboys and growing urban African American communities in Topeka and Wichita.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding a foreword by renowned music scholar David Evans, \u003ci\u003eWichita Blues \u003c\/i\u003eallows seasoned blues musicians to tell their own stories and paints a picture of the vibrant Black music scene in the city.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One: Early African Americans in Kansas: Cowboys, Soldiers, Settlers, and Minstrels \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two: Early Urban Centers in Kansas: Topeka and Wichita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three: The 1930s: Walton Morgan, Shirley Green, Perry Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four: The 1940s: Gene Metcalf, Harold Cary, Arthur Bates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five: The 1950s: Franklin Mitchell, Jerry Childers, Henry Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Six: Folk Artists in the 1950s: Harmonica Chuck, Albert Tucker    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seven: The 1950s Oklahoma Influence: Jesse Anderson, Donald Dunn, Berry Harris, Charles Walker, Remona Hicks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eight: The 1960s: Joe Lotson, Ray Valentine, Barbara Kerr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Nine: Discussion of Results: Narrative Analysis\u003cbr\u003e Wichita, Its Importance in Blues History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Jazz Performers Who Played Prewar Wichita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607716917528,"sku":"9781496853011","price":66.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wichita-blues-music-in-the-african-american-community-hardback-9781496853011","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}