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Roger Stolle

    Roger Stolle je hlboko ponorený do sveta deltského blues a folkového umenia, prevádzkuje známy obchod Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art v Clarksdale v Mississippi. Jeho vášeň presahuje maloobchod; je oddaným kronikárom a propagátorom bluesovej hudby a kultúry Mississippi. Prostredníctvom svojich spisov, festivalov a filmových produkcií Stolle osvetľuje bohatú históriu a živú súčasnosť tejto jedinečnej americkej umeleckej formy. Jeho dielo slúži ako brána pre divákov, aby objavili a ocenili dušu bluesu.

    Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential: House Parties, Hustlers and the Blues Life
    • What's the real meaning of juke joint? Explore these special places for a special brand of the blues. Juke joint - two words often used, often abused. They convey an inherent promise of something real, edgy, from another time. All juke joints are blues clubs, but not all blues clubs are jukes. Here, artist recollections and insights delve below the murky surface to tell the tales, canonize the characters and explain the special brand of blues bottled in these quasi-legal establishments. Author Roger Stolle works from the inside to educate and entertain with a mix of history, anecdote and discovery. It's a wild ride.

      Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential: House Parties, Hustlers and the Blues Life