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
- krmack@illinois.edu
- Views
- 55
- 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).