Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The lost get-back boogie The lost get-back boogie James Lee Burke Iry Paret's done his time -- two years for manslaughter in Louisiana's Angola State Penitentiary. Now the war vet and blues singer is headed to Montana, where he hopes to live clean working on a ranc… OL15109529W
Early blues Early blues Jas Obrecht "Since the early 1900s, blues and the guitar have traveled side by side. This book tells the story of their pairing from the first reported sightings of blues musicians, to the rise of nationally kno… OL17732660W
Thriving on a riff Thriving on a riff David Murray - undifferentiated,Graham Lock This text explores the influence of jazz and blues in two key areas of cultural expression, literature and film, where these musics have often been inextricably linked with notions of racial identity… OL18784718W
Blues from the Delta Blues from the Delta William R. Ferris The Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of the blues. Stretching from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, the Delta was transformed in the nineteenth century from an undeveloped "island" of… OL1918781W
In search of the blues In search of the blues Marybeth Hamilton A revisionist account which claims that, archaic and primeval though the music may sound, “Delta blues” emerged in the late twentieth century, the culmination of a longstanding white fascination with… OL2641772W
The Devil's music The Devil's music Giles Oakley Anecdotes, reminiscences, first-hand reports, and appreciative commentary combine to provide a celebratory account of the blues' development from turn-of-the-century New Orleans honky-tonk and Missis… OL3357839W
"Sounds so good to me" "Sounds so good to me" Barry Lee Pearson Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. OL4791713W
Blues with a Feeling Blues with a Feeling Tony Glover "Blues with a Feeling explores the life, times, and musical creations of a founder of the Chicago Blues style. Little Walter revolutionized blues harmonica playing, and is generally recognized as the… OL6347221W
The Guinness Who's Who of Blues The Guinness Who's Who of Blues Colin Larkin Invaluable reference for information regarding both the earlier and more recent Blues musicians. OL8005729W