Analysis of Blue Songs Essay
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Davis 1998: Analyzing the lyrics of blues songs is one way of understanding how the genre expressed various experiences of Black post-slavery life in the United States. (a) What do the lyrics (that Davis analyzes) tell us about the domestication and sexual autonomy of some Black females during this time? and (b) Briefly relate Bessie Smith’s song “St. Louis Blues” to Davis’ article.
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