Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories

Event Type

Lecture

Sponsor

Department of English, African American Studies, History, and the College of Music

Location

220 Smith Memorial Hall

Date

Oct 7, 2024   7:30 pm  

Contact

Kimberly Mack

E-Mail

krmack@illinois.edu

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Originating Calendar

Life of the Mind

Elijah Wald is a musician, Grammy Award-winner, and author of books including How The Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll: An Alternative History of Popular Music and Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues. 

Wald will visit the University of Illinois to discuss his new book Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories (Hachette, 2024).