Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary
- ISBN-10
- 0252090713
- ISBN-13
- 9780252090714
- Category
- Reference
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-10-01
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Stephen Calt
Description
This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang.
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