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I'd Rather Be The Devil

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This probing study uncovers much of the life and personality of one of the most talented, but disturbed, of bluesmen, Skip James. In documenting the singer's decline during the period of his greatest exposure, Stephen Calt challenges the values of blues enthusiasts and calls into question widely accepted beliefs about the blues genre, its history and its exponents.

Language: English

Pages: 385

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Release: August 21, 1994

ISBN: 0306805790

ISBN 13: 9780306805790

I'd Rather Be The Devil

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This probing study uncovers much of the life and personality of one of the most talented, but disturbed, of bluesmen, Skip James. In documenting the singer's decline during the period of his greatest exposure, Stephen Calt challenges the values of blues enthusiasts and calls into question widely accepted beliefs about the blues genre, its history and its exponents.

Language: English

Pages: 385

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Release: August 21, 1994

ISBN: 0306805790

ISBN 13: 9780306805790

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