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Blues and Evil
by Jon Michael Spencer
ISBN: 0870497839
ISBN-13: 9780870497834
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Univ of Tennessee Pr
Published date: 1993
Size: 6.25 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
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[ Edition: Reprint ]. Fair Condition. Publisher: University of Tennessee Press Pub Date: 4/1/1993 Binding: Paperback Pages: 177 [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: SOME ] [ Writing: SOME ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] ( more information)
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Spencer, Jon Michael
Knoxville: Univ of Tennessee Press, 1993. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Pictorial paper covers. pp: xxx, 177, bibliography, index; frontispiece. This scholarly examination of the blues sees that music as a vehicle for religious expression. 9" x 5.75". ( more information)
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