Biography of a Phantom

A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey

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<b>The drama of <i>In Cold Blood </i>meets the stylings of a Coen brothers film in this long-lost manuscript from musicologist Robert “Mack” McCormick, whose research on blues icon Robert Johnson's mysterious life and death became as much of a myth as the musician himself <br><br> "This is a human and humane book, an insightful exploration of the biographer’s craft. [...] McCormick’s book makes you feel what we lost when Johnson died young." —<i>New York Times</i><br><br> <i>"</i>Reads like noir fiction. It's a detective story riddled with fatalism and ambiguity carried out by someone who, like the archetypal noir hero, isn't a detective but an ordinary guy in a dismal, often violent setting searching for what can't be found." <i>—<i>Wall Street Journal</i></i></b><br><br>When blues master Robert Johnson’s little-known recordings were rereleased to great fanfare in the 1960s, little was known about his life, giving rise to legends that he gained success by selling his soul to the devil. <i>Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey </i>is musicologist Mack McCormick's all-consuming search, from the late 1960s until McCormick’s death in 2015, to uncover Johnson's life story. McCormick spent decades reconstructing Johnson's mysterious life and developing theories about his untimely death at the age of 27, but never made public his discoveries. <i>Biography of a Phantom </i>publishes his compelling work for the first time, including 40 unseen black-and-white photographs documenting his search.<br><br>While knocking on doors and sleuthing for Johnson's loved ones and friends, McCormick documents a Mississippi landscape ravaged by the racism of paternalistic white landowners and county sheriffs. An editor's preface and afterword from Smithsonian curator John W. Troutman provides context as well as troubling details about McCormick’s own impact on Johnson’s family and illuminates through McCormick’s archive the complex legacy of white male enthusiasts assuming

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781588347817

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

228 x 155 x 15 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin LLC US