Blues on Stage

The Blues Entertainment Industry in the 1920s

John L. Clark

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Excelsior Editions
01 January 2023

Blues; Popular culture; Ethnic studies; Black & Asian studies

Series: SUNY Press Jazz Styles

Blues on Stage presents a new history of the development of the ""Classic Blues"" of the 1920s, offering a comprehensive review of various Black singers who recorded and were influential in this era, including Bessie Smith, Trixie Smith, Butterbeans and Susie, and Ma Rainey. The business of music recording and publishing, including songwriting and touring theater circuits, is explored as part of the narrative of how and when these artists became nationally popular. The most highly regarded singers of this period were not folk or rural artists, but rather highly experienced stage professionals whose careers often extended two decades or more prior to their first recordings. These artists, some of the most famous acts on the Black vaudeville and tent show circuits, were preceded in the recording studio by many cabaret and nightclub singers with a different entertainment perspective and were followed by artists who came from a more rural, less professional background. For anyone interested in the roots of jazz and blues, Blues on Stage offers a new and comprehensive introduction to the development of this American musical style.

By: John L. Clark
Imprint: Excelsior Editions
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781438491547
ISBN 10: 1438491549
Series: SUNY Press Jazz Styles
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 01 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Beginnings: The Rise of the Black Entertainment Industry 2. “Yonder Come the Blues” 3. “Crazy Blues”: Cabaret Blues 4. “Lost Your Head Blues”: Vaudeville Blues 5. “It’s Tight Like That”: Downhome Blues Conclusion: The End of the Era Bibliography Subject Index Song Index

John L. Clark Jr. is a musicologist and performing arts musician. He teaches music at MassBay Community College and is the author of Experiencing Bessie Smith: A Listener's Companion.