Jun 2008 Various Artists “Black Heroes From Stagger Lee To Joe Louis”
Artista / Grupo: Various Artists
Álbum: Black Heroes From Stagger Lee To Joe Louis
Discográfica: SagaBlues/Karonte
Año publicación: 2007
Fecha crítica: 6/2008
Valoración: ESSENTIAL
For more than three hundred years afroamerican black people suffered looking for their own place among a white hostile society which pushed them to one side and eliminated their attempts to become free men with their own rights The domination violent situation they suffered led them to shelter themselves on music and write songs devoted to heroes, sometimes created by popular imagination and more recently inspired on popular sport or media stars Among the first ones we can find names like John Henry, Stagger Lee, Jim Crow, Railroad Bill or Casey Jones who represented courage and power although he was a white man Among the second ones perhaps the most significant one is thirties and fourties boxing heavyweight champion Joe Louis The cd deals with all these celebrities among other ones