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Chas McDevitt Skiffle - The Definitive Inside Story by Chas McDevitt

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(1997/Robson Books) English, Hardback w.dustjacket/Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag, 17x24 cm, 294... more

Chas McDevitt: Skiffle - The Definitive Inside Story by Chas McDevitt

(1997/Robson Books) English, Hardback w.dustjacket/Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag, 17x24 cm, 294 pages, rare b&w illustrations.
Foreword by Mark Knopfler and George Harrison.
Few stock copies of the 1997 original version!

Skiffle is the first book in 40 years to document the rise and fall of the Skiffle craze that began in the 1950s. Written by one of the original 'Skiffle Kings', it is a first-hand account of the Skiffle phenomenon from its formative days in jazz clubs and coffee bars to international acclaim in places such as the Royal Festival Hall and the Ed Sullivan Show.

The origins of Skiffle lay in the music of the migrant workers of the 1920s and 30s who had left their homes in the southern states of America seeking work in the more affluent and less prejudiced cities of the north, such as New York, St Louis and Chicago. Carrying their musical heritage with them, whether it was the Mississippi blues, the work song or the barrelhouse ballad, a wealth of household `instruments' augmented the ever-present guitar and piano, including the washboard, gut bucket or the tea chest bass.

Yet it was Lonnie Donegan's commercial success decades later with 'Rock Island Line' that led to an explosion of interest in this forgotten sound. Since then, its influence has been profound as many leading musicians acknowledge in this book, including George Harrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Van Morrison and Hank Marvin.
In this thoroughly comprehensive and extensively illustrated guide, Chas McDevitt tells the inside story of this musical phenomenon, tracing its development and remarkable impact on popular music.

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  • Interpret: Chas McDevitt

  • Album titlle: Skiffle - The Definitive Inside Story by Chas McDevitt

  • Label ROBSON BOOKS

  • Preiscode EUR
  • Einband Hardcover
  • Language English
  • Kategorie Reference book
  • ISBN-13 9781861051400
  • Seiten 294
  • Verleger Robson Books Ltd
  • Größe 24,2 x 16,5 x 2,7 cm
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  • EAN: 9781861051400

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