Statesboro Blues

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Title

Statesboro Blues

Subject

United States
U.S. South
time: 20th century

Description

The song could be used as an example of the loose narrative and supernatural references and/or folk beliefs often found in the blues genre. Though the song lacks a linear narrative, the collection of somewhat unrelated vignettes which included allusions to Native American culture, women, relationships and etc., were all united with a general focus on mistreatment.

Creator

songwriter: Blind Willie McTell

Date

1928

Rights

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Language

English

Type

genre: blues
genre: Piedmont blues

Coverage

United States

References

Barlow, William. "’Pickin' Low Cotton’: Piedmont Blues." In Looking Up at Down: The Emergence of Blues Culture, 79-110. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990.

Is Referenced By

Gray, Michael. Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1973.
Barlow, William. "’Pickin' Low Cotton’: Piedmont Blues." In Looking Up at Down: The Emergence of Blues Culture, 79-110. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990.

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