Topic: Son House Bio at Elderly

[jaycee]

just checked the amazon u.k. site. the book isn't published in the u.k. till september. and its priced at ?15.19p. you can obviously pre order if you feel the need to.

[RobBob]

Just got an email from Amazon saying that the Son House book and the new Mississippi John Hurt book both shipped today.

[jostber]

This is also available over at Book Depository:

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Preachin-Blues-Daniel-Beaumont/9780195395570

[MuddyBuddy]

Got mine yesterday here in Sweden! leafed through it and will start reading tomorrow...
 

Cheers
BERT

[jostber]

Got it on order myself together with MJ Hurt book!

[Bunker Hill]

Brief review at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/review/R2M24F5ZEIAX40

Will keep an on on Ron's blog for his lengthier review.

[dj]

One of Weinstock's criticisms is that Preachin' The Blues contains "no discography of Son's recordings including CD releases".  But Daniel Beaumont does point the reader to Stefan Wirz's discography, once in a footnote and in the bibliography.

By the way, Philip Ratcliffe's John Hurt biography also lists Stefan as a resource, in the Acknowledgements (no bibliography in the book, and I haven't searched online for it yet).  Congartulations, Stefan!  You've become an academic resource.   

[Bunker Hill]

By the way, Philip Ratcliffe's John Hurt biography also lists Stefan as a resource, in the Acknowledgements (no bibliography in the book, and I haven't searched online for it yet).  Congartulations, Stefan!  You've become an academic resource. 

Give that man a cigar.... 

No bibliography? I live in hope of it being online by the time the book is available in UK.

[Stefan Wirz]

By the way, Philip Ratcliffe's John Hurt biography also lists Stefan as a resource, in the Acknowledgements (no bibliography in the book, and I haven't searched online for it yet).  Congartulations, Stefan!  You've become an academic resource.  

Give that man a cigar....  

"Die Wissenschaft, sie ist und bleibt ...
 was Einer ab vom Andern schreibt" (Eugen Roth)
 rough translation (without a rhyme): Science is only what one copies from others ...
But thanks for those kind words !!!
... and btw: I gave up smoking around 52 years ago (after having "smoked" my first - non filter - cigarette from my first self bought package - with a lot of tobacco crumbs in my mouth --- couldn't understand what was the use of it all --- and can't until today ;-)


  

[JohnLeePimp]

... and btw: I gave up smoking around 52 years ago (after having "smoked" my first - non filter - cigarette from my first self bought package - with a lot of tobacco crumbs in my mouth --- couldn't understand what was the use of it all --- and can't until today ;-)  

...Ask Freud

(not really, Cigars are awsome because they're the only way to celebrate without appearing all giddy)

[jharris]

One of Weinstock's criticisms is that Preachin' The Blues contains "no discography of Son's recordings including CD releases".  But Daniel Beaumont does point the reader to Stefan Wirz's discography, once in a footnote and in the bibliography.

Dan basically told me there was no point in adding a discography (just a link) because Stefan's was so complete. Hard to argue with that.

[eric]

Beaumont has an interesting thesis:  Unlike so many bluesmen who found religion after playing the blues, Son had religion to start with, then had a powerful spiritual conversion to the blues.  And to be sure, I can't think of anyone who plays with more commitment than Son.  Also kind of explains the sermons that were part of his act.  I enjoyed the book.    

[MuddyBuddy]

Stefan's discographies are a real service to music lovers!

[GhostRider]

My copy arrived yesterday. I'm only partway through it, but so far I'm impressed. And I for one like the footnotes.

More when I'm done,
Alex

[Gumbo]

My copy arrived yesterday. I'm only partway through it ...

tsk tsk
 a little more application please