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Urban Blues

Urban Blues is a subgenre of blues music distinguished by its development in metropolitan environments during the mid-20th century, characterized by amplified instrumentation, small ensembles, and lyrical themes reflecting urban life, as opposed to rural or country blues traditions.

16

Publications

1.2K

Citations

20

Authors

14

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

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Publications

16

Blue Chicago: the search for authenticity in urban blues clubs

Choice Reviews Online · 2004 · 436 citations

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“I'm always entirely happy when I'm here!” Urban blue enhancing human health and well-being in Cologne and Düsseldorf, Germany

Sebastian F. Völker, Thomas Kistemann · Social Science & Medicine · 2012 · 210 citations

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Langston Hughes and the Blues

George P. Cunningham, Steven C. Tracy · MELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States · 1989 · 86 citations

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The Land Where the Blues Began

Rob Van der Bliek, Alan Lomax · Yearbook for Traditional Music · 1995 · 75 citations

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Reprint of: “I'm always entirely happy when I'm here!” Urban blue enhancing human health and well-being in Cologne and Düsseldorf, Germany

Sebastian F. Völker, Thomas Kistemann · Social Science & Medicine · 2013 · 75 citations

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Authors

20

  1. SF
    Sebastian F. Völker

    University of Bonn, Germany

    2 publications · 285 citations

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  2. TK
    Thomas Kistemann

    University of Bonn, Germany

    2 publications · 285 citations

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  3. NS
    Niamh Smith

    Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 35 citations

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  4. GP
    George P. Cunningham

    Brooklyn College, United States

    1 publications · 86 citations

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  5. RV
    Rob Van der Bliek

    York University, Canada

    1 publications · 75 citations

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Institutions

14

  1. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    570 citations

  2. Brooklyn College

    Brooklyn, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    86 citations

  3. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  4. Technische Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    69 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

  6. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

  7. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  8. Berlin School of Economics and Law

    Berlin, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 505 citations

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  2. Social Science & Medicine

    2 publications · 285 citations

    2

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  3. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    1 publications · 27 citations

    1

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  4. Environment and Planning D Society and Space

    1 publications · 25 citations

    1

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  5. Black Music Research Journal

    BMRJ · 1 publications · 30 citations

    1

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