Chapter 12: Gospel, Blues and R&B
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Keil, Charles. Urban Blues. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1966. Reprint.
Oliver, Paul. Mahalia Jackson. Milan: Edizioni del Girasole, 1968.
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