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    <![CDATA[History of the Blues: The Roots, the Music, the People: From Charley Patton to Robert Cray]]>
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    <![CDATA[In this exciting tie-in to a three-part PBS-TV series, Atlantic music critic Francis Davis presents a remarkable history of the blues that challenges many standard assumptions. Davis presents a fascinating synthesis of cultural commentary, first-rate musical analysis, copious research, and marvelous visuals.]]>
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 26 12:40:42 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I needed a break from higher thought, so I picked up a book on one of my favorite subjects: the Blues.  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=leGng4vrB5sC&dq=The+History+of+the+Blues:+The+Roots,+The+Music,+The+People&pg=PP1&ots=fzKLGl8cew&source=bn&sig=i9cTTIusUguWuQ--C5KPyIwU-sg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA2034,M1">The  History of the Blues: The Roots, The Music, The People from Charlie patton to Robert Cray</a> seemed perfect for a light diversion from the rapture of the Singularity. What is more primal, more r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35312363">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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