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Roots and blues
FictionMusicNovels in verseBlues (Music)African AmericansHistory and criticismAmerican poetryJuvenile poetryPoetryChildren's poetry, AmericanChildren's fictionAfrican americans, fiction
Lyrical text explores how the blues have been part of everyday life throughout history, from its origins in the sounds of the earth, through slaves' voices singing of freedom, to today's greatest performers--and listeners.
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