<p>How do people respond to abandonment?  Does gender matter in songs about abandonment?  Is someone's leaving always negative?  Explore these questions in Ma Rainey's "Memphis Bound Blues."</p>

How do people respond to abandonment? Does gender matter in songs about abandonment? Is someone's leaving always negative? Explore these questions in Ma Rainey's "Memphis Bound Blues."

<p>How do people respond to abandonment?&nbsp; Does gender matter in songs about abandonment?&nbsp; Is someone's leaving always negative?&nbsp; Explore these questions in Ma Rainey's "Memphis Bound Blues."</p>

Blues as Abandonment: Ma Rainey's "Memphis Bound Blues"

Discussion of blues music. Each episode analyzes one or two blues songs.  Topics cover lyrics, musical structure, history and meaning of songs.

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Discussion of blues music. Each episode analyzes one or two blues songs. Topics cover lyrics, musical structure, history and meaning of songs.

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