Fictional Blues : Narrative Self-Invention from Bessie Smith to Jack White - 9781625345509

Unpacks the figure of the blues performer, moving from early singers such as Ma Rainey and Big Mama Thornton to contemporary musicians such as Amy Winehouse and Jack White to reveal that blues makers have long used their songs, performances, interviews, and writings to invent personas that resist racial, social, economic, and gendered oppression.

• | : Kimberly Mack
• | Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 18, 2020
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 162534550X
• | ISBN-13: 9781625345509