King, Stephen A., 1964-

I'm feeling the blues right now : blues tourism and the Mississippi Delta / Stephen A. King. - xviii, 277 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. - American made music series . - American made music series. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-267) and index. Includes discography.

The history of the Mississippi Delta blues -- The history of blues tourism in the Mississippi Delta -- Blues myths and the rhetorical imagination of place -- Blues festivals, race, and the construction of authenticity -- A blues countermemory : the history of Mississippi, the story of the Delta -- Public memory, historical amnesia, and the Shack Up Inn -- Assessing tourism goals : money, image, and reconciliation.

1617030104 9781617030109

2010052088


Blues (Music)--Social aspects
Blues (Music)--History and criticism--Mississippi--Delta (Region)
Music and tourism--History--Mississippi--Delta (Region)

ML3918.B57 / K56 2011

306.484243097624