William Ferris, a native of Mississippi, is professor of anthropology and director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. He has consulted extensively on a variety of projects and produced numerous films, record albums, and television documentaries in the field of folklore. His books include Blues from the Delta, Local Color, Mississippi Black Folklore, and Afro-American Folk Art and Crafts.
A captivating and diverse multimedia experience for fans and
scholars of the blues and gospel music. . . . Highly recommended
for anyone interested in the blues or Southern history.--Library
Journal starred review
An autobiographical account and, more importantly a transcription
of the recollections, which Ferris recorded in the 1960s and '70s.
. . . The book comes with a set of Ferris' original field
recordings on CD. . . . [and] a DVD that collects the documentary
files Ferris shot.--Memphis Flyer
Captures the cadences of [the musicians'] spoken voices and the
stories of their lives, and the DVD and CD that accompany the book
allow us to hear their music. . . . If the unhealed wound of
injustice is everywhere present in these stories, many of the
people telling them, like Ferris himself, have refused to see their
lives reduced to race and stubbornly resist despair.--Harper's
Magazine
An exceptional work, simultaneously one of the most beautiful and
one of the most important that has ever appeared on the blues.--ABS
Magazine
Delivers exactly what its title promises: the words and voices
[Ferris] collected of Mississippians who had it rough and, in
telling about it, changed American music forever.--Endeavors
Ferris . . . has given historians and music fans a gift.--Anniston
Star
Ferris' fieldwork proves to be every bit as important and
impressive as the now-famous Mississippi recordings made by John
and Alan Lomax in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. . . . Ferris' audio
and video recordings . . . are unpolished gems, further preserving
pieces of Mississippi's musical past that may have otherwise been
forgotten.--The Vicksburg Post
For blues lovers who love their experience pure and strong. . . .
Joyous, powerful and authentic, this package is designed to both
inform and entertain those willing to plunge into this audacious
world.--Publishers Weekly
Personal, anecdotal, lively and full of the same spirit that helps
bring blues music to life. A great mix of stories from some
renowned blues greats alongside people known only in their
neighborhoods.--Publishers Weekly Indie Top 20 Selection
The stories, collected during Ferris' travels in his native lands
of the Mississippi Delta, are real, raw, passionate, at times
ribald and rough and at others sweeter than tupelo honey.--Carrboro
Citizen
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