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All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Bluesby Chris Woodstra, Vladimir Bogdanov, Stephen Thomas ErlewineISBN 0879307366 (0-87930-736-6)
Softcover, Backbeat Books
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All Music Guide to the Blues: The Experts' Guide to the Best Blues Recordingsby Michael Erlewine, Chris Woodstra, Vladimir Bogdanov, Cub KodaISBN 0879304243 (0-87930-424-3)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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American Roots Musicby Robert Santelli, Holly George-Warren, Jim Brown, Bonnie RaittISBN 0810914328 (0-8109-1432-8)
Hardcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Roots Music'Book summary:In the 20th century, American roots music - gospel, blues, country, western, folk, cajun, zydeco, tejano and Native American - was invented and nurtured in small communities and spread across the nation and the world. Eventually these traditional forms gave rise to the popular music that conquered the world: rhythm and blues, rockabilly, and rock and roll. "American Roots Music" tells the story of this creative outpouring, spotlighting the pioneers who wrote the music and sang the songs, the entrepreneurs who used radio and recordings to convey the new sounds to the public, the innovative musicians who cross-pollinated traditional types of music, and the contemporary artists who have an international following with their own interpretations. This book includes: essays on the major musical genres, sidebars on pivotal events, narrative from key artists (including B.B. King, Bessie Smith, Elvis Presley, Muddy Waters and Hank Williams), and outlines of musical and social history. Portraits, performance shots and ephemera such as sheet music and record sleeves illustrate the text. [via]
Bessieby Chris AlbertsonISBN 0300107560 (0-300-10756-0)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Between Midnight and Day: The Last Unpublished Blues Archiveby Dick Waterman, Peter GuralnickISBN 1560255471 (1-56025-547-1)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey : A Journey to Music's Heart and Soulby Bill Wyman, Richard HaversISBN 0789480468 (0-7894-8046-8)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey : A Journey to Music's Heart and Soul'Book summary:In this evocative and intensely personal history of the blues, Bill Wyman pays tribute to the musicians who inspired him and whose music he took around the world as a member of the Rolling Stones. The starting point of Bill's Odyssey is the journey of African slaves to the plantations of America's Deep South. We follow their descendants as they walk, travel the highways, and ride the railroads out of the Delta and the troubled South via Memphis to the northern cities of Chicago and St. Louis. But this is no superficial history: Bill Wyman's in-depth odyssey reveals a society where poverty and injustice as well as love and faith, found their expression in a musical style that gave birth to rock 'n' roll. Location shots of smoky juke joints, railroad stations, and endless highways combine with richly detailed maps to bring the Blues alive. Feature spreads with previously unpublished photographs from Bill Wyman's personal archive showcase 40 Blues legends from Robert Johnson to John Lee Hooker, telling the story of their fascinating and often troubled lives. Bill Wyman is a legend in his own right. He has known and played with many of the Blues legends, and his personal knowledge and unprecedented access give this book an authenticity that is almost impossible to match. [via]
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Black Pearls: Blues Queens of the 1920sby Daphne HarrisonISBN 0813512808 (0-8135-1280-8)
Softcover, Rutgers Univ Pr
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Blues and the Poetic Spiritby Paul GaronISBN 0856490180 (0-85649-018-0)
Hardcover, Eddison Press
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Blues Fell This Morning : Meaning in the Bluesby Paul Oliver, Richard WrightISBN 0521377935 (0-521-37793-5)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Crayby Tony RussellISBN 0028648625 (0-02-864862-5)
Hardcover, Thomson Gale
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Blues from the Deltaby William R. FerrisISBN 0306803275 (0-306-80327-5)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holidayby Angela Y. DavisISBN 0679771263 (0-679-77126-3)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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The Blues Makersby Samuel B. ChartersISBN 0306804387 (0-306-80438-7)
Softcover, Da Capo Press, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blues Makers'Book summary:The Blues Makers is Samuel Charters's monumental study of the blues, its makers, and the environment from which they merged. IT was originally published in two separate volumes, The Bluesmen and Sweet as the Showers of Rain, and for a long time languished out of print. Now, with the addition of a new preface and a new chapter on Robert Johnson which reconsiders his life and art based n recently uncovered information, The Blues Makers takes its rightful place as one of the greatest blues books of all time.Samuel Charters has long been considered a leading authority on the blues, and here he explores the personal, social, and musical backgrounds of the great blues makers. Charters proceeds from Mississippi, through Alabama and Texas, Memphis and Atlanta, to the Atlantic Coast and the Carolinas, stopping on the way to examine the music and lives of native blues makers such as Skip James, Furry Lewis, Sleepy John Estes, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Memphis Minnie, Willie McTell, Tommy Johnson, Ishman Bracey, Son House, The Memphis Jug Band, Charley Patton, and many others. In a style remarkable for both its clarity and its beauty, Charters analyzes these men and their work, using musical and textual examples and extraordinary documentary photographs. The result is simply one of the most remarkable books ever written on the blues.[via]More editions of The Blues Makers:
Blues Off the Record: 30 Years of Blues Commentaryby Paul OliverISBN 0859361535 (0-85936-153-5)
Hardcover, Seven Hills Books
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Blues Off the Record: Thirty Years of Blues Commentaryby Paul OliverISBN 0306803216 (0-306-80321-6)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Blues People: Negro Music in White Americaby Imamu Amiri BarakaISBN 068818474X (0-688-18474-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Blues : The British Connectionby Bob BrunningISBN 1900924412 (1-900924-41-2)
Softcover, Helter Skelter Publishing
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Blues Who's Who: A Biographical Dictionary of Blues Singersby Sheldon HarrisISBN 0306801558 (0-306-80155-8)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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The Country Bluesby Samuel Barclay ChartersISBN 0306800144 (0-306-80014-4)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Country Blues'Book summary:From the field cries and work chants of Southern Negroes emerged a rich and vital music called the country blues, an intensely personal expression of the pains and pleasures of black life. This music--recorded during the twenties by men like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Big Bill Broonzy, and Robert Johnson--had all but disappeared from memory until the folk music revival of the late 1950's created a new and appreciable audience for the country blues.On of the pioneering studies of this unjustly-neglected music was Sam Charter's The Country Blues. In it, Charters recreates the special world of the country bluesman--that lone black performer accompanying himself on the acoustic guitar, his music a rich reflection of his own emotional life.Virtually rewriting the history of the blues, Charters reconstructs its evolution and dissemination, from the first tentative soundings on the Mississippi Delta through the emergence, with Elvis Presley, of rock and roll. His carefully-researched biographies of near-legendary performers like Lonnie Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, and Tampa Red--coupled with his perceptive discussions of their recordings--pay tribute to a kind of artistry that will never be seen or heard again. And his portraits of the still-strumming Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Muddy Waters, and Lightnin' Hopkins--point up the undying strength and vitality of the country blues.[via]More editions of The Country Blues:
Deep Bluesby Robert PalmerISBN 0140062238 (0-14-006223-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Devil's Music: A History of the Bluesby Giles OakleyISBN 0306807432 (0-306-80743-2)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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- The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues: ISBN 0563210141 (0-563-21014-1)
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Hardcover, British Broadcasting Corporation - The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues: ISBN 0306807432 (0-306-80743-2)
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- The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues: ISBN 0563210141 (0-563-21014-1)
Early Downhome Blues: A Musical and Cultural Analysisby Jeff Todd TitonISBN 0807844829 (0-8078-4482-9)
Softcover, Univ of North Carolina Pr
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Escaping The Delta: Robert Johnson And The Invention Of The Bluesby Elijah WaldISBN 0060524278 (0-06-052427-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Elijah Wald provides the first thorough examination of Johnson's work and makes it the centerpiece for a fresh look at the entire history of the blues. He traces the music's rural folk roots but focuses on its evolution as a hot, hip African-American pop style, placing the great blues stars in their proper place as innovative popular artists during one of the most exciting periods in American music. He then goes on to explore how the image of the blues was reshaped by a world of generally white fans, with very different standards and dreams.
The result is a view of the blues from the inside, based not only on recordings but also on the recollections of the musicians themselves, the African-American press, and original research. Wald presents previously unpublished studies of what people on Delta plantations were actually listening to during the blues era, showing the larger world in which Johnson's music was conceived. What emerges is a new respect and appreciation for the creators of what many consider to be America's deepest and most influential music.
Wald also discusses how later fans formed a new view of the blues as haunting Delta folklore. While trying to separate fantasy from reality, he accepts that neither the simple history nor the romantic legend is the whole story. Each has its own fascinating history, and it is these twin histories that inform this book.
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Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues & Rock 'N' Rollby Peter GuralnickISBN 0316332720 (0-316-33272-0)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Softcover, Random House Inc - Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues & Rock 'N' Roll: ISBN 0876900465 (0-87690-046-5)
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The History of the Blues: The Roots, the Music, the Peopleby Francis DavisISBN 0306812967 (0-306-81296-7)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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King of the Delta Blues: The Life an Music of Charlie Pattonby Stephen CaltISBN 0961861002 (0-9618610-0-2)
Softcover, Shanachie Entertainment Corp
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The Land Where the Blues Beganby Alan LomaxISBN 1565847393 (1-56584-739-3)
Softcover, New Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Land Where the Blues Began'Book summary:Co-founder--with folklorist father John A. Lomax--of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress, Alan Lomax traveled the South "from the Brazos bottoms of Texas to the tidewater country of Virginia" in search of the wellspring of American blues. Previously the author of Mister Jelly Roll, Lomax stalks the ghosts of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy and Charlie Patton, among many other blues pioneers. This winner of the 1993 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction is more than just another profile of a musical genre. It's an intimate diary of a purely American art form born of a powerful mix of despair and hope. [via]
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The Life and Legend of Leadbellyby Charles Wolfe, Kip LornellISBN 030680896X (0-306-80896-X)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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Lost Highwayby Peter GuralnickISBN 0394752155 (0-394-75215-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Lost Highway: Journeys & Arrivals of American Musiciansby Peter GuralnickISBN 1841952826 (1-84195-282-6)
Hardcover, Canongate
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- Lost Highway: Journeys & Arrivals of American Musicians: ISBN 0316332747 (0-316-33274-7)
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journeyby Holly George-Warren, Robert Santelli, Peter Guralnick, Christopher John FarleyISBN 0060525444 (0-06-052544-4)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journeyby Peter Guralnick, Robert Santelli, Holly George-Warren, Chritopher John Farley, Martin Scorsese, Chuck D., Alex GibneyISBN 0060525452 (0-06-052545-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Moanin' at Midnight : The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolfby James Segrest, Mark HoffmanISBN 0375422463 (0-375-42246-3)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Moanin' At Midnight: The Life And Times Of Howlin' Wolfby Mark Hoffman, James SegrestISBN 1560256834 (1-56025-683-4)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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Muddy Waters: The Mojo Manby Sandra B. ToozeISBN 1550222961 (1-55022-296-1)
Softcover, E C W Pr
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Musichound Blues: The Essential Album Guideby Gary Graff, Leland RuckerISBN 1578590302 (1-57859-030-2)
Softcover, Music Sales Corp
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Musichound Blues: The Essential Album Guideby Tim Schuller, Leland RuckerISBN 0825672678 (0-8256-7267-8)
Softcover, Omnibus Pr
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Nighthawk Blues: A Novelby Peter GuralnickISBN 0938410644 (0-938410-64-4)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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Nothing but the Blues: The Music and the Musiciansby Lawrence Cohn, B. B. KingISBN 1558592717 (1-55859-271-7)
Hardcover, Abbeville Press, Incorporated
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R. Crumb Draws the Bluesby Robert CrumbISBN 0867194014 (0-86719-401-4)
Softcover, Last Gasp of San Francisco
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Reservation Bluesby Sherman AlexieISBN 0802141900 (0-8021-4190-0)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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RL's Dreamby Walter MosleyISBN 067188428X (0-671-88428-X)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr
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Robert Johnsonby Samuel ChartersISBN 0825600596 (0-8256-0059-6)
Softcover, Music Sales Corp
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The Roots of the Blues: An African Searchby Samuel Barclay ChartersISBN 030680445X (0-306-80445-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Searching for Robert Johnsonby Peter GuralnickISBN 0452279496 (0-452-27949-6)
Softcover, Plume
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Songsters and Saintsby Paul OliverISBN 0521269423 (0-521-26942-3)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Songsters and Saints: Vocal Traditions on Race Recordsby Paul OliverISBN 0521248272 (0-521-24827-2)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Sounds So Good to Me: The Bluesman's Storyby Barry Lee PearsonISBN 0812211715 (0-8122-1171-5)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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Spinning Blues into Gold : The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Recordsby Nadine CohodasISBN 0312284942 (0-312-28494-2)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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Stomping the Bluesby Albert MurrayISBN 0306803623 (0-306-80362-3)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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The Story of the Bluesby Paul OliverISBN 155553354X (1-55553-354-X)
Softcover, Northeastern Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of the Blues'Book summary:The influence of the blues in popular mainstream music is immense. This history places the inspiration of singers like Muddy Waters in the context of their lives and surroundings. Every facet of the blues is covered from the beginings to the impact of the recording industry and beyond. [via]
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White Boy Singin' the Bluesby Michael BaneISBN 0140060456 (0-14-006045-6)
Softcover, Penguin Books
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Woman With Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Bluesby Paul Garon, Beth GaronISBN 0306804603 (0-306-80460-3)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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The World Don't Owe Me Nothing: The Life and Times of Delta Bluesman Honeyboy Edwardsby David Honeyboy EdwardsISBN 1556523688 (1-55652-368-8)
Softcover, Chicago Review Pr
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