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Unknown bards:
The blues becomes transparent about itself
Discussed in this essay:
American Primitive, Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897–1939). Revenant Records. $31.98
Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues, by Elijah Wald. Amistad. 368 pages. $14.95 (paper).
In Search of the Blues: The White Invention of Black Music, by Marybeth Hamilton. Perseus Books. 309 pages. $24.95.
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