The Erotic Muse: AMERICAN BAWDY SONGS (Music in American Life)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (761 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252017811 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ed Cray, now professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, is the author or editor of twenty books, including a comprehensive biography of Woody Guthrie entitled Ramblin' Man.
Johnson said Words to all the parodies you forgot. All those tawdry songs and parodies sang in the piano bars, frat houses, etc., rolled into one book. I got mine Words to all the parodies you forgot Johnson All those tawdry songs and parodies sang in the piano bars, frat houses, etc., rolled into one book. I got mine 40 years ago, this copy was for a friend :). 0 years ago, this copy was for a friend :). Steven Willis said The Erotic Muse. Seems to have most of the music I expected but can be a very slow read, being written in a research format. Good just the same.. Larry Benson said More reading than music. There was a lot of good information and music., but i would also have liked a much larger song catalog.
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He has researched the songs thoroughly, outlining their history and giving several versions of many Anyone interested in erotic material-and who isn't-will want this book."-Edith Fowke, Come-All-Ye "Cray's wonderful study cloaks this fascinating subject with academic respectability without diminishing the charm of the delectable body within." - Norm Cohen, the author of Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong "Academics sometimes say journalism is history in a hurry. "The revision and expansion of Cray's groundbreaking 1968 collection reaffirms the continuity of a Rabelaisian spirit of American culture virtuously damned by all. Preachers, professors - polite people of all persuasions-are discomfited by these shamelessly libidinous paeans to the glories of obscenity Cray's thoughtful, well-reasoned, and useful introduction makes cle