{"product_id":"blues-lyric-formula","title":"Blues Lyric Formula","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first rigourous and detailed exploration of exactly how blues singers used formulas to create songs, and it more than amply fills the gap in the the study of the blues, where the structure and content of the lyrics have been less fully explored than the musical form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the songs recorded by African-American singers for pre-World War Two commercial recording companies, this is an excellent structural analysis of the formulaic composistion of blues lyrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives a step-by-step description of the rules implicit in this formulaic structure and inspires new discussion of lyric structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wide array of readers will find this insightful and informative: from students of African-American music, cultural studies, history and linguistics, to Blues fans fascinated by exactly how the lyrics of this influential music style are written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54235167981912,"sku":"9781138145788","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138145788.jpg?v=1779170460","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/blues-lyric-formula","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}