{"product_id":"9780306803444","title":"Screening The Blues","description":"The noted blues scholar Paul Oliver here examines the many different skeins of the blues form, relating them to other black traditions - musical and religious - and tracing the origin of the blues through the dense, many-coloured warp and weft of influences and inspiration. He describes \"the dozens,\" Christmas rituals, and the coded (as well as blatant) sexual imagery that has always been a vital element of every popular song tradition. With extensive source notes, photographs, a discography, and two indexes of song titles and singers, this book serves as a sound, serious, and entertaining guide to the blues heritage that has vitalized so much of the world's musical culture.","brand":"Paul Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45753702842686,"sku":"9780306803444","price":573.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780306803444_6188c251-f9c1-4f65-a421-0b60a1b1de1e.jpg?v=1707239438","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780306803444","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}