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Title	Elijah Wald interview, 2004
Interviewee	Wald, Elijah
Interviewer	Martinson, Connie
Book Title	Escaping the delta : Robert Johnson and the invention of the blues
Subject	Johnson, Robert, d. 1938 Blues musicians - Mississippi - Biography Blues (Music) - Mississippi - History and criticism
Description	Elijah Wald discusses his biography “Escaping the Delta.” He begins by explaining the influence of Blues musician Robert Johnson and how the genre of the Blues did not start in Mississippi like previously thought. He talks about other famous Blues musicians like Bessie Smith, W. C. Handy, and both black and white vaudeville stars who recorded Blues albums. He explains how in the 1930s the Blues began decreasing in popularity, so musicians at the time started to insert sexual innuendos in the songs. He ends the interview by discussing how Robert Johnson has influenced future generations of Blues musicians and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.
Publisher	The Drucker Institute
Date	2004
Language	eng
Source	Betacam tape: Excerpt of show with Martinson interviewing Elijah Wald before the break and Gordon Clark after the break. Date on case front cover: 2/5/04. Date on tape: 2/5/04.
Collection	Connie Martinson Talks Books - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/cmt
Rights	All rights are retained by The Drucker Institute. For permission to use this item, contact The Drucker Institute, http://www.thedruckerinstitute.com
Type	Moving Image
Format	video/f4v
Duration	00:15:34
Object File Name	cmt00646_0001

Elijah Wald interview, 2004

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