As far as I can recall, there was no fictional HB stories
involving bluesmen, pre-contemporary days. America was not
even listening to that sort of music, as you know if you are
interested. Worse, there was practically no HB/Noir involving
black people as central characters before early 50's.
But I recall to have red lives of bluesmen that are more HB
than most novels we discus here. Some lives of Jazz musicians
and singers of the 30's and 40's are pretty tough as
well.
Mezz Mezzrow's autobio is one of those books that will
certainly "enhance" your views about the pre-WW2 period- I
know that some pretend it's fantasy, but I'm inclined to
believe the background is damn real. If I'm wrong then you
have a reference answering your question.
E.Borgers Hard-Boiled Mysteries http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
Polar Noir http://www.geocities.com/polarnoir
--- John & Carrie <
johncarrie@sprynet.com> wrote:
> Anyone aware of hardboiled stories or novels
that
> revolve around blues
> musicians? I'm particularly curious about
earlier
> stuff from the thirties.
> Wondering if white people from that era
ever
> listened to blues in the first
> place.
>
> Tribe
>
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