{"product_id":"wasnt-that-a-mighty-day-african-american-blues-and-gospel-songs-on-disaster-paperback","title":"Wasn't That a Mighty Day: African American Blues and Gospel Songs on Disaster - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuigi Monge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWasn't That a Mighty Day: African American Blues and Gospel Songs on Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e takes a comprehensive look at sacred and secular disaster songs, shining a spotlight on their historical and cultural importance. Featuring newly transcribed lyrics, the book offers sustained attention to how both Black and white communities responded to many of the tragic events that occurred before the mid-1950s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through detailed textual analysis, Luigi Monge explores songs on natural disasters (hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes); accidental disasters (sinkings, fires, train wrecks, explosions, and air disasters); and infestations, epidemics, and diseases (the boll weevil, the jake leg, and influenza). Analyzed songs cover some of the most well-known disasters of the time period from the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e and the 1930 drought to the \u003ci\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/i\u003e accident, and more. Thirty previously unreleased African American disaster songs appear in this volume for the first time, revealing their pertinence to the relevant disasters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By comparing the song lyrics to critical moments in history, Monge is able to explore how deeply and directly these catastrophes affected Black communities; how African Americans in general, and blues and gospel singers in particular, faced and reacted to disaster; whether these collective tragedies prompted different reactions among white people and, if so, why; and more broadly, how the role of memory in recounting and commenting on historical and cultural facts shaped African American society from 1879 to 1955.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuigi Monge\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance teacher and translator living in Genoa, Italy. In his native Italian, he has written \u003ci\u003eRobert Johnson: I Got the Blues\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHowlin' Wolf: I'm the Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e. In English, he has published articles in \u003ci\u003eBlack Music Research\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Texas Music History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePopular Music\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807709724960,"sku":"9781496841766","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3ddcd2722e48ca7e92577c177e3a47e7.webp?v=1780939679","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wasnt-that-a-mighty-day-african-american-blues-and-gospel-songs-on-disaster-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}