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Mojo triangle: birthplace of country, blues, jazz and rock & roll

By James L , Dickerson

Book information

Publisher
Music Sales Limited;Schramer Trade Books
ISBN
9780857125071, 0857125079
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3643830 bytes)
Pages
illustrations\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Draw a line from New Orleans to Nashville, over to Memphis and back down to New Orleans, following the curves of the great Mississippi river, and you trace the Mojo Triangle.The southern states of America represent the very roots of Rock n' Roll, Jazz, The Blues and Country music: The birthplace of popular music as we know it today. From Albert King to Wynton Marsalis, Elvis Presley to Tina Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Fats Domino, Robert Johnson...the list of pioneers, innovators, stars and starmakers from within the triangle is endless.Discover the story of this highly spiritual corner of the world, and the tales of music and musicians, poverty, famine, success and intrigue that surround its inhabitants past and present.

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