уторак, 14. септембар 2021.

Spontano Sagorevanje: "Molba" 23 | Zbirka Kratkih Priča | kratka priča, short story, histoire courte, nadrealizam, teatar apsurda, surréalisme. théâtre de l'absurde, theater of the absurd, iracionalizam, avantgarde, avangarda, irrationalism, irrationalisme

 


Molba


Pokušaču da se ne žalim od početka, ali razumećete… drugačije na žalost neću moći izgleda ni da počnem. Postoji ta stvar... To je više kao, kako bih se izrazio... neka neodređena misao...slutnja, recimo, ili možda strah od previše postavljenih pitanja... pitati ili ne - mislim... to sve oko ishoda i neizvesnosti... kako bih se izrazio...ne znam...i da, ima ona stara izreka ili zagonetka, ide ovako nekako: "...ma’ pusti ga, ne vidi čovek dalje od sopstvenog nosa..." I da Vam priznam... sve mi je u poslednje vreme zamagljeno i ništa od svega da završim što sam hteo i počeo...sve na pola... ma jedva šta prepoznajem u smislu šta više uradiiti i kako...a moram još da dodam da su čula vida i sluha počela polako ali sigurno da mi slabe... ne može čovek a da ne spomene...meni je strašno i jako neprikaladno zbog toga tj. zbog svega i u tom smislu ne znam više šta da radim...znate ja imam taj, ipak očajno težak problem i ako se nastavi...ne, ne da se razumemo, ja nemam nikakve nagone... ja imam... ja bih voleo... ali to pitanje ljubavi! Ipak shvatam da nisam svemu dorastao ali razumećete me... svakako sam se uvukao u sada sasvim nepristojan razgovor i uostalom neko bi me možda upitao zašto i čemu sve ovo... ovakva i ovolika drama! Jeli život u pitanju! Život je u pitanju! Kako je u pitanju? Lepo u pitanju, pod pitanjem, za pitanje ili na tapetu... kako hoćete! Oprostite... dižem ton... ipak moram shvatiti Vaše prisustvo i računam svakako na razumevanje a ja ću svoju suzdržanost i svoju individuu, kako reći... ja ću se pred Vama, jednostavno, eto tako, obelodaniti...nemam ništa protiv i ako neko zatraži ja bih se možda i nag...  Vidite! To je stres...to je neprilika... ma šta govorim kada ne umem više ni da govorim... i još nešto hoću ali ipak ja duboko računam, opet eto računam… sebičan i koristoljubiv... da, reći ćete ali nije to...to je iskrenost i ja iz čiste iskrenosti... naopako ali iskreno i šta je i koje je tu rešenje... nije iskreno zato što je naopako... pa nisam ja ni smislio to naopako i ja uostalom nemam pare! Opet ćete me možda pogrešno razumeti... nemam novac i ne mogu da rešim sve te probleme... Ali razmišljam! I možda nekako ako bih  recimo sistematski poređao probleme i rešavao ih jedan po jedan... ili po važnosti ili kako zahtevaju datumi i papirologija u sistematici, možda tako... Moja molba se pretvorila u opšti vrisak i haos... tako da mislim da je to "fer" ako zamolim... ipak možda ćete Vi baš u tome videti pravu niskost ... što ja to uopšte nešto Vas, molim vas.. molim?! Šta to ja hoću... ja... i ko sam to ja... pa ja se nisam ni pretstavio u molbi a već hoću da molim...hm... opet sam porazmislio i shvatio sam da sam niska duša... kako ? Tako. Ja hoću da Vas molim ako je moguće, evo iskren ću biti, da Vas molim za pozajmicu... ja... ja, ću vratiti ili možda neću vratiti ali...vreme... i ja ...moje stanje i ipak da se izvinem za molbu i žalbu i za moje neučtivo, prosjačko ali možda i uzvišeno... zašto da ne, molim Vas... možda je moja nemoć uzvišeno stanje i možda i Vi to prepoznate I tada bi dali pozajmicu tj. ako bi bili tako blagodarni moždaa...aaa...ja sam izvinite kontekst izgubio osim da potrebujem tj. treba mi... a trebalo je samo da lepo zamolim i možda bih nešto i dobio ali ovako sam se potpuno dezorijentisao i obeshrabrio... prelazim preko sebe... Novac. Novac mi treba. Što više to bolje! Puno para mi treba, najiiskrenije govorim a ja volim i znam šta je ljubav... volim ljude, pse, mačke, decu... to je ljubav... volim svoju ženu, volim i njenog ljubavnika... volim eto... volim i lepa odela i šalove, kape i posebno volim dobre cipele... tako… -  Ja znam da ste Vi prijatelj, prijatelja ali ja sam sam toliko toga dobrog o Vama čuo ali sada neću da Vas hvalim pa da bude ješ, eto i ulizica … molim pet miliona, vraćam uredno, po dogovoru…  unapred zahvalan i zauvek vaš, R.R.



Sebastian Sava Gor

Movies by Books 02 : "Dune" (1984)



DUNE (1984) Movie


It is a world where sandworms 1,000 feet long guard creation's greatest treasure - the spice that prolongs life. And enables the mind to fold space and slow time. Where a prophecy will be fulfilled. And a young leader with incredible powers will emerge to command an army of five million warriors in the final battle for control of a universe and its source of ultimate power. The planet called Dune.




Dune is a 1984 American epic science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch and based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan (in his film debut) as young nobleman Paul Atreides, and includes an ensemble of well-known American and European actors in supporting roles. It was filmed at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City and included a soundtrack by the rock band Toto, as well as Brian Eno.  Set in the distant future, the film chronicles the conflict between rival noble families as they battle for control of the extremely harsh desert planet Arrakis, also known as "Dune". The planet is the only source of the drug melange—also called "the spice"—which allows prescience and is vital to space travel, making it the most essential and valuable commodity in the universe. Paul Atreides is the scion and heir of a powerful noble family, whose inheritance of control over Arrakis brings them into conflict with its former overlords, House Harkonnen. Paul is also a candidate for the Kwisatz Haderach, a messianic figure in the Bene Gesserit religion. Besides MacLachlan, the film features a large ensemble cast of supporting actors, including Patrick Stewart, Brad Dourif, Dean Stockwell, Virginia Madsen, José Ferrer, Sting, Linda Hunt, and Max von Sydow, among others.

After the novel's initial success, attempts to adapt Dune as a film began in 1971. A lengthy process of development followed throughout the 1970s, during which Arthur P. Jacobs, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Ridley Scott unsuccessfully tried to bring their visions to the screen. In 1981, executive producer Dino De Laurentiis hired Lynch as director.

The film was a box office bomb, grossing $30.9 million from a $40 million budget, and was negatively reviewed by critics, who heavily criticized the screenwriting, lack of faithfulness to the source material, pacing, direction, and editing, although the visual effects, musical score, acting, and action sequences were praised. Upon release, Lynch disowned the final film, stating that pressure from both producers and financiers restrained his artistic control and denied him final cut privilege. At least three versions have been released worldwide. In some cuts, Lynch's name is replaced in the credits with the name Alan Smithee, a pseudonym used by directors who wish not to be associated with a film for which they would normally be credited. The extended and television versions additionally credit writer Lynch as Judas Booth. The film has developed a cult following over time, but opinion varies among fans of the novel and fans of Lynch's films.








DUNE (1965) Book




Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award in 1966, and it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. It is the first installment of the Dune saga; in 2003, it was cited as the world's best-selling science fiction novel.

Dune is set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble houses control planetary fiefs. It tells the story of young Paul Atreides, whose family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis. While the planet is an inhospitable and sparsely populated desert wasteland, it is the only source of melange, or "the spice," a drug that extends life and enhances mental abilities. Melange is also necessary for space navigation, which requires a kind of multidimensional awareness and foresight that only the drug provides.[6] As melange can only be produced on Arrakis, control of the planet is thus a coveted and dangerous undertaking. The story explores the multilayered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the factions of the empire confront each other in a struggle for the control of Arrakis and its spice.

Herbert wrote five sequels: Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune.

Adaptations of the novel have been notoriously difficult and complicated. In the 1970s, cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky attempted to make a film based on the novel. After spending almost three years in development, the project was canceled due to a constantly growing budget. In 1984, a film adaptation, directed by David Lynch, was released to negative reaction. A third film adaptation directed by Denis Villeneuve is scheduled to be released on October 22, 2021. The book was also adapted into the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and its 2003 sequel Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (which combines the events of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune), a series of computer games, a board game, songs, and a series of follow-ups, including prequels and sequels, that were cowritten by Kevin J. Anderson and the author's son, Brian Herbert, starting in 1999.

Since 2009, the names of planets from the Dune novels have been adopted for the real-life nomenclature of plains and other features on Saturn's moon Titan.





A deluxe hardcover edition of Frank Herbert’s epic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.

This deluxe hardcover edition of Dune includes:
· An iconic new cover
· Stained edges and fully illustrated endpapers
· A beautifully designed poster on the interior of the jacket
· A redesigned world map of Dune
· An updated Introduction by Brian Herbert

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream. 

Complete Dune Series Set ( 6 Books ) Dune; Dune Messiah; Children of Dune; God Emperor of Dune; Heretics of Dune; Chapterhouse Dune Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1965
by Frank Herbert




понедељак, 13. септембар 2021.

Kod Doktora

 

Kod Doktora


Z.M. je otišao do doktora: 

-  Ja više ne mogu da obuzdam svoje misli. To je gomila, poplava, to je zemljotres u mojoj glavi. Misli su mi ispresecane... čas mislim o Africi i gladi, kao da ću smisliti nešto dobro, ali se brzo prebacim i dođem do ratova, sa ratova se prebacim na stari bojler...  Sve mislim da nešto nisam stigao a da opet nešto nisam zaboravio…  I o ženama dosta mislim, isto tako, a sa njima mi se nije posrećilo… Mislim dosta o telefonskim pozivima, nebitnim razgovoriman na društvenim mrežama, to me posebno opterećuje…uh… o bolestima, virusima i tumorima, o dosadi, o smislu i besmislu, o smrti, o životu, o đavolu...da...ludilo mi je i preznojavam se, znoje mi se i ruke i noge i ispod pazuha se znojim, mokre su mi gaće i zaudaram... Šta da radim?

- Ništa. Za Vas više nema mesta u našem društvu. Vi ste bolesna i nebitna jedinka i kao takvi Vi više niste potrebni!

- Kako?! 

- Tako...ovo je sasvim nov i poseban program. Vaša bolest je teško zarazna, bićete prebačeni na ostrvo gde žive ljudi slični Vama...odvedite ga – doktor pozva rukom dva medicinska brata. Oni uhvatiše Z.M-a ispod miške, jedan ispod jedne, drugi ispod druge i odnesoše ga. Z.M. se nije bunio, čak je okrenuo glavu ka doktoru i rekao mu, glasom punim poverenja:

- Novi program kažete...

- Novi program. - suvo završi doktor.



"Tunel" Photo: Sebastian Sava Gor


Best Albums Ever: The Stranglers - Black and White - Post-punk, punk rock, new wave


The Stranglers 
are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring some 23 UK Top 40 singles and 17 UK Top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have originated in the UK punk scene.

Formed as the Guildford Stranglers in Guildford, Surrey, in early 1974, they originally built a following within the mid-1970s pub rock scene. While their aggressive, no-compromise attitude had them identified by the media with the emerging UK punk rock scene that followed, their idiosyncratic approach rarely followed any single musical genre, and the group went on to explore a variety of musical styles, from new wave, art rock and gothic rock through the sophisti-pop of some of their 1980s output.

They had major mainstream success with their 1982 single "Golden Brown". Their other hits include "No More Heroes", "Peaches", "Always the Sun" and "Skin Deep" and the 2004 Top 40 hit "Big Thing Coming".

The Stranglers' early sound was driven by Jean-Jacques Burnel's melodic bass, but also gave prominence to Dave Greenfield's keyboards. Their early music was also characterised by the growling vocals and sometimes misanthropic lyrics of both Burnel and Hugh Cornwell. Over time, their output gradually grew more refined and sophisticated. Summing up their contribution to popular music, critic Dave Thompson later wrote: "From bad-mannered yobs to purveyors of supreme pop delicacies, the group was responsible for music that may have been ugly and might have been crude – but it was never, ever boring."

Keyboard player Dave Greenfield died on 3 May 2020 after contracting COVID-19 while receiving treatment for a heart ailment. The remaining band members completed a new album recorded with Greenfield, Dark Matters following his death and intend to proceed with their "Final Full UK Tour", initially announced in January 2020, in his honour.










As with The Stranglers' first two albums, Black and White was produced by Martin Rushent. The album sees The Stranglers adopting a more experimental approach to song structures and time signatures (for example, "Curfew" features 7/4 time).[citation needed]

The band recorded a version of "Sweden" sung in Swedish, called "Sverige", and released it in Sweden. The song was partly inspired by Cornwell's PhD placement at Lund University in the mid-1970s. In an anecdote related in the Swedish online magazine Blaskan, it is stated that the song was inspired by a disastrous visit to Sweden during a European tour, when a gig was violently interrupted by a gang of "raggare" (greasers).

The song title "Death and Night and Blood" is taken from a line from Yukio Mishima's novel Confessions of a Mask.

The song "In the Shadows" had previously been released as the B-side to the band's 1977 single "No More Heroes".




UK repackaged reissue of 1978 album, includes new artwork with extensive sleeve notes and previously unseen photos. 18 tracks including six bonus cuts, 'Mean To Me', 'Walk On By', 'Shut Up', 'Sveridge', 'Old Codger' and 'Tits'. The original album itself features such Stranglers classics as 'Nice 'N Sleazy', 'Hey! (Rise Of The Robots)', 'Toiler On The Sea' and more. EMI.



петак, 10. септембар 2021.

Movies by Books 01 : "The Godfather" (1972, 1974)



Кум Original title: The Godfather 1972-1974


The Godfather is an American film series that consists of three crime films directed by Francis Ford Coppola inspired by the 1969 novel of the same name by Italian American author Mario Puzo. The films follow the trials of the fictional Italian American mafia Corleone family whose patriarch, Vito Corleone, rises to be a major figure in American organized crime. His youngest son, Michael Corleone, becomes his successor. The films were distributed by Paramount Pictures and released in 1972, 1974, and 1990. The series achieved success at the box office, with the films earning between $430 and $512 million worldwide.[N 2][N 3] The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are both seen by many as two of the greatest films of all time. The series is heavily awarded, winning 9 out of 28 total Academy Award nominations.




The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same name. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton. It is the first installment in The Godfather trilogy. The story, spanning from 1945 to 1955, chronicles the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando), focusing on the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss.

Paramount Pictures obtained the rights to the novel for the price of $80,000, before it gained popularity. Studio executives had trouble finding a director; the first few candidates turned down the position before Coppola signed on to direct the film but disagreement followed over casting several characters, in particular, Vito and Michael. Filming took place primarily on location around New York City and in Sicily, and was completed ahead of schedule. The musical score was composed principally by Nino Rota, with additional pieces by Carmine Coppola.



The Godfather premiered at the Loew's State Theatre on March 14, 1972, and was widely released in the United States on March 24, 1972. It was the highest-grossing film of 1972,[4] and was for a time the highest-grossing film ever made,[3] earning between $246 and $287 million at the box office. The film received universal acclaim from critics and audiences, with praise for the performances, particularly those of Brando and Pacino, the directing, screenplay, cinematography, editing, score, and portrayal of the mafia. The Godfather acted as a catalyst for the successful careers of Coppola, Pacino, and other relative newcomers in the cast and crew. Additionally the film revitalized Brando's career, which had declined in the 1960s, and he went on to star in films such as Last Tango in Paris, Superman, and Apocalypse Now.

At the 45th Academy Awards, the film won the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor (Brando), and Best Adapted Screenplay (for Puzo and Coppola). In addition, the seven other Oscar nominations included Pacino, Caan, and Duvall for Best Supporting Actor, and Coppola for Best Director. Since its release, The Godfather has been widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, especially in the gangster genre.[5] It was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1990, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and is ranked the second-greatest film in American cinema (behind Citizen Kane) by the American Film Institute. It was followed by sequels The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990).


Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay by
Mario Puzo
Francis Ford Coppola
Based on The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
Produced by Albert S. Ruddy
Starring
Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
James Caan
Richard Castellano
Robert Duvall
Sterling Hayden
John Marley
Richard Conte
Diane Keaton
Cinematography Gordon Willis
Edited by
William Reynolds
Peter Zinner
Music by Nino Rota
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Alfran Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
March 14, 1972 (Loew's State Theatre)
March 24, 1972 (United States)
Running time 177 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $6–7.2 million
Box office $246–287 million




The Godfather book series is a series of crime novels about Italian-American Mafia families, most notably the fictional Corleone family, led by Don Vito Corleone and later his son Michael Corleone. The first novel, The Godfather, written by Mario Puzo, was released in 1969. It was adapted into a series of three feature films, which became one of the most acclaimed franchises in film history.


Puzo also wrote the second novel, The Sicilian, which was released in 1984, and was made into a film in 1987. Mark Winegardner wrote the next two novels, The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge, released in 2004 and 2006 respectively. Edward Falco wrote the fifth novel, based on a draft script by Mario Puzo, titled The Family Corleone, which also served as a prequel to Puzo's first novel. It was released in 2012.





50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION
by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

Mario Puzo’s classic saga of an American crime family that became a global phenomenon—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the test of time, as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld.

A #1 New York Times bestseller in 1969, Mario Puzo’s epic was turned into the incomparable film of the same name, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is the original classic that has been often imitated, but never matched. A tale of family and society, law and order, obedience and rebellion, it reveals the dark passions of human nature played out against a backdrop of the American dream.

With a Note from Anthony Puzo and an Afterword by Robert J. Thompson




четвртак, 9. септембар 2021.

Spontano Sagorevanje: "Čovek Sa I Bez Identiteta" | Spontaneous Combustion: "A Man With And Without Identity" | Zbirka Kratkih Priča | Savremena Proza | A Collection of Short Stories


Spontano Sagorevanje: "Čovek Sa I Bez Identiteta" | Spontaneous Combustion: "A Man With And Without Identity" Zbirka Kratkih Priča | kratka priča, short story, histoire courte, nadrealizam, teatar apsurda, surréalisme. théâtre de l'absurde, theater of the absurd, iracionalizam, avantgarde, avangarda, irrationalism, irrationalisme


 ČOVEK SA I BEZ IDENTITETA 

  

-  Ti si čovek ne izgrađenog identitete. Tvoja ličnost se raspada pred tvojim očima. U tebi su očaj, neverica, podozrivost, gramzivost, strah, zavist i douboko samoprezrenje. Bludom se napajaš kao što se svim sredstvima opijaš. Ti ne voliš ljude, niti sebe. Vidim da priželjukuješ da bezbolno nestaneš. Sumnjam da ti je ime upisano u Knjigu Živih, ali ne igraj se i spremi se, da sa tom težinom, kroz ognjene, iglene uši prolaziš!

Čovek kome su upućene reči pade ničice na kolena a drugome maltene na cipele i zaplakavši on odgovori:

-  Sve je istina! Priznajem i kajem se…

-  Ah, kako to? Pa šta bi?! Ali to ne može tek tako, najedanput... a na delu da pokažeš?!! I na kraju krajeva, nisam ja sveštenik!

Na ove reči prvi čovek koji je opominjao drugoga propade u zemlju koja se otvorila ispod njega a drugi ostade da na ivici posmatra duboki, mračni ponor ispod sebe i uplaši se veoma…









A MAN WITH AND WITHOUT AN IDENTITY


- You are a man without a built identity. Your personality is disintegrating before your eyes. If you are in despair, disbelief, suspicion, greed, fear, envy, and deep self-loathing. You feed yourself with fornication just as you get drunk by all means. You don't love people, not even yourself. I see you wish to disappear painlessly. I doubt that your name is written in the Book of the Living, but don't play around and get ready, that with that weight, you will pass through fiery, needle-like eyes!

The man to whom the words were addressed fell prostrate on his knees, and the other put his hands on his shoes and crying, he answered:

- Everything is true! I confess and repent...

- Ah, how come? What would?! But you can't do it just like that, all of a sudden... you have to show yourself in action?!! And after all, I'm not a priest

At these words, the first man who warned the other fell into the ground that opened up below him, while the other remained on the edge watching the deep, dark abyss below him and was very scared...




EX EX - Kakao Si Gipka








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Blues is a music genre and musical form which was originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s by African-Americans from roots in African-American work songs, and spirituals. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll, is characterized by the call-and-response pattern, the blues scale and specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues is the most common. Blue notes (or "worried notes"), usually thirds, fifths or sevenths flattened in pitch are also an essential part of the sound. Blues shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trance-like rhythm and form a repetitive effect known as the groove.

Blues as a genre is also characterized by its lyrics, bass lines, and instrumentation. Early traditional blues verses consisted of a single line repeated four times. It was only in the first decades of the 20th century that the most common current structure became standard: the AAB pattern, consisting of a line sung over the four first bars, its repetition over the next four, and then a longer concluding line over the last bars. Early blues frequently took the form of a loose narrative, often relating the racial discrimination and other challenges experienced by African-Americans.

Many elements, such as the call-and-response format and the use of blue notes, can be traced back to the music of Africa. The origins of the blues are also closely related to the religious music of the Afro-American community, the spirituals. The first appearance of the blues is often dated to after the ending of slavery and, later, the development of juke joints. It is associated with the newly acquired freedom of the former slaves. Chroniclers began to report about blues music at the dawn of the 20th century. The first publication of blues sheet music was in 1908. Blues has since evolved from unaccompanied vocal music and oral traditions of slaves into a wide variety of styles and subgenres. Blues subgenres include country blues, such as Delta blues and Piedmont blues, as well as urban blues styles such as Chicago blues and West Coast blues. World War II marked the transition from acoustic to electric blues and the progressive opening of blues music to a wider audience, especially white listeners. In the 1960s and 1970s, a hybrid form called blues rock developed, which blended blues styles with rock music.




Francis Davis's The History of the Blues is a groundbreaking rethinking of the blues that fearlessly examines how race relations have altered perceptions of the music. Tracing its origins from the Mississippi Delta to its amplification in Chicago right after World War II, Davis argues for an examination of the blues in its own right, not just as a precursor to jazz and rock 'n' roll. The lives of major figures such as Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and Leadbelly, in addition to contemporary artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robert Cray, are examined and skillfully woven into a riveting, provocative narrative.





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