Annotated Bibliography
Ames, R. (1955). The Story of: American Folk Song. New York: Grosset and Dunlap.
Anonymous. (1947). Backwater Blues (That Mean Old Twister) [Recorded by Lightnin' Hopkins]. The Complete Aladdin Recordings [MP3] Aladdin Records. (1991).
Anonymous. (1965). John The Revelator [Recorded by Son House]. The Essential Son House [MP3]. Columbia Records. (1965).
Anonymous. (1965). Preachin' Blues [Recorded by Son House]. The Essential Son House [MP3]. Columbia Records. (1930).
Beaumont, D. (2011). Preachin' The Blues: The Life and Times of Son House. Oxford University Press.
Burnet, C. (1959) Moanin’ in the Moonlight. [Performed as Howlin’ Wolf][MP3]. Chess Records. (1959).
Cone, J.H. (1972). The Spirituals and The Blues. New York: The Seabury Press.
Ellis, A. (1999). Gospel: America’s Art and Soul. American Visions, Vol. 13(6), pp. 42-43.
Ferris, W.R. (1970). Blues from the Delta. London: Studio Vista.
Ferris, W.R. (2009). The Devil and his Blues: James “Son Ford” Thomas. Southern Cultures, Vol. 15(3), 2009, pp 5-20.
Finn, J. (1986). The Bluesman: The Musical Heritage of Black Men and Women in the Americas. London: Quartet.
Johnson, R. (1990). The Complete Recordings [MP3 File]. Dallas/San Antonio: Columbia Records. (1936/1937).
King, A. (1967). Born Under a Bad Sign. [MP3]. Stax Records; Memphis, Tennessee. (1967).
Lawson, R.A. (2007). The First Century of Blues: One Hundred Years of Hearing and Interpreting the Music and the Musicians. Southern Cultures, Vol. 13(3), 2007, pp. 39-61.
McGuiness, P. (2017). A Change Is Gonna Come: How Gospel Influenced Rhythm’ n’ Blues. Web. Retrieved on February 4, 2018. Retrieved from https://www.udiscovermusic.com/features/gospel-influenced-rhythm-n-blues/
Middleton, R. (2006). O Brother let’s go down home: loss, nostalgia and the blues. Popular Music, Vol.26, 2006, pp. 47-64
Neal, L. (1972). The Ethos of the Blues. Journal of Black Studies and Research, Vol. 3, No.10.
Oakley, G. (1977). The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues. New York: Taplinger.
Oliver, P. (1990). Blues fell this morning: Meaning in the blues. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press.
Oliver, P. (1969). The Story of the Blues. Northeastern University Press.
Palmer, R. (1981). Deep Blues. New York, New York. Penguin Books.
Reed, T. (1999). Blues lyrics: Voices of religious consciousness. Journal of religious thought, Spring/Fall 1999, Vol. 55/56 (2/1), pp. 47-72.
Scorsese, M. (Producer). (2003). The Blues [Motion picture on DVD]. United States of America: PBS.
Spencer, J.S. (1993). Blues and Evil. Knoxville, University of Tennessee Press.