The blues : a very short introduction /
Elijah Wald.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- 140 p. ; 18 cm.
- Very short introductions ; n.247 .
- Very short introductions ; 247. .
pt. 1: Short history of blues -- Roots of the blues -- Prewar blues -- modern blues -- pt. 2: Blues in American culture -- Blues and jazz -- Blues and country music -- Language and poetry of the blues.