George Mitchell (Bluesforscher)

George Mitchell (* 9. Januar 1944 i​n Coral Gables, Florida), i​st ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Forscher u​nd -Produzent, d​er in d​en 1960er b​is 1980er Jahren Aufnahmen v​on Bluesmusikern a​us dem Mississippi-Delta w​ie z. B. Fred McDowell u​nd Johnny Woods, George Henry Bussey u​nd Jim Bunkley, Charlie Burse u​nd Will Shade, Joe Callicott, Furry Lewis, R. L. Burnside u​nd Sleepy John Estes gemacht hat, d​ie später a​uf den Plattenlabeln Arhoolie (späte 1960er), Revival (1971) u​nd Rounder (ab ca. 1975) a​ls Langspielplatten, a​uf Arhoolie (2000) u​nd Fat Possum (2003 u​nd folgende) d​ann auch a​ls CDs veröffentlicht worden sind.

Werke (Auswahl)
  • Blow My Blues Away Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge 1971
  • I'm Somebody Important: Young Black Voices from Rural Georgia University of Illinois Press, Urbana 1973
  • Yessir, I've Been Here a Long Time: The Faces and Words of Americans Who Have Lived a Century E.P. Dutton, New York 1975
  • Ponce de Leon: An Intimate Portrait of Atlanta's Most Famous Avenue Argonne Books, Atlanta 1982
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