Julian Piper

Blues from the Bayou

The Rhythms of Baton Rouge

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Julian Piper documents the integral but underappreciated center of blues music--Baton Rouge, Louisiana--with style and grit and no illusions or highfalutin' worship. He includes details of these unique characters that show why they and their music continue to live on." -David Kunian, award-winning documentarian and music curator for the Louisiana State Museum When forty-year-old Englishman Julian C. Piper spent a year abroad at Louisiana State University studying music and playing the blues in Baton Rouge, he had no idea how transformative the experience would be. For years he had played guitar with American blues artists across England and Europe, sharing the music firsthand, enthralled by their stories and almost religious devotion to the blues. His midlife sojourn to America brought him in contact with the music and people he had experienced only through records and well-thumbed books: a surreal experience that he documents through personal recollections in one engrossing chapter after another. Through his close friendship with Blues Box owner Tabby Thomas and his son Chris, Piper worked with blues luminaries including Silas Hogan and Guitar Kelly. He heard stories of many icons, such as Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter and Lightnin' Slim, and even interviewed the elusive Lonesome Sundown. After returning home, he turned those intensely personal and entertaining conversations with the men he met into a series on BBC national radio called Blues on the Bayou--and ultimately into this fascinating look at Louisiana-grown blues. led Blues on the Bayou--and ultimately into this fascinating look at Louisiana-grown blues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 141mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 205g
• ISBN-13: 9781455623099
• ISBN-10: 1455623091
• Artikelnr.: 45798977

Autorenporträt

Having been enthralled with music since the age of 14, Julian C. Piper became passionately devoted to learning everything he could about it. He taught himself how to play guitar and, by the age of 21, became acquainted with a wide array of bands. Throughout his career, Piper has organized tours and brought artists to the UK and Europe, having the privilege of meeting artists such as Carey and Lurrie Bell, Lefty Dizz, Louisiana Red, Lazy Lester, and more. Piper graduated from Exeter University with a BA in American and Commonwealth Arts. When his awareness and interest in blues music expanded, tutors advised him to travel to Baton Rouge, LA. There he played at the "Blues Box" and made friends with musicians that later became the subjects of his book. Piper broadcast a series on BBC national radio called Blues on the Bayou based on his experience. Piper works as an editor for Acoustic Magazine and continues to perform as a musician. He has performed in many states and, in 2009, played alongside Tabby Thomas for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Piper lives in Exeter, England with his wife Catherine and has three children.