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Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Clair DeLune and South Carolina Blues – Episode 34
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Dr. Curtis Rogers interviews Clair DeLune, author of South Carolina Blues. The history of South Carolina blues is a long, deep—and sometimes painful—story. However, it is a narrative with aspects as compelling as the music itself. Geographical differences in America led to variations in the styles of music that developed from African rhythms. The wet, marshy landscape and hot, muggy weather of the Carolina Lowcountry combined to cultivate not only rice, but a Gullah-based style of South Carolina blues. In drier climates, toward the Midlands and the Upstate, the combination of European influences led to the emergence of Piedmont blues, which in turn spawned country music as well as bluegrass. Those same Gullah roots resulted in four major dance crazes, starting with the Charleston.
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- Arcadia Publishing https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467114721
- Blues Moon Radio https://bluesmoonradio.blogspot.com/
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