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This reference volume is intended for both the casual as well as the most avid blues fan. It is divided into five separately introduced sections and covers 50 artists with names like Muddy, Gatemouth and Hound Dog who helped shape 20th-century American music.Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786406062
ISBN-139780786406067
eBay Product ID (ePID)750473
Product Key Features
Number of Pages300 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBlues Singers : Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century
Publication Year1999
SubjectDictionaries, Composers & Musicians, General
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Music, Référence
AuthorDavid Dicaire
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN99-16594
Reviews"extensive profiles...recommended"-- Choice ; "a good and interesting introduction to blues greats"-- ARBA ; "provides short biographies of fifty blues singers of the early 20th century, providing a reference volume for casual listeners and avid fans alike"-- Midwest Book Review., "extensive profiles...recommended"-- Choice "a good and interesting introduction to blues greats"-- ARBA "provides short biographies of fifty blues singers of the early 20th century, providing a reference volume for casual listeners and avid fans alike"-- Midwest Book Review., "extensive profiles...recommended"- Choice ; "a good and interesting introduction to blues greats"- ARBA ; "provides short biographies of fifty blues singers of the early 20th century, providing a reference volume for casual listeners and avid fans alike"- Midwest Book Review.
Number of Volumes1 Vol.
IllustratedYes
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Lc Classification NumberMl400.D53 1999
Table of ContentTable of Contents Introduction PART ONE: THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUESMEN Charley Patton (1891-1934): Pony Blues Eddie "Son" House (1902-1988): Preachin'' the Blues Skip James (1903-1969): I''m so Glad Big Joe Williams (1903-1982): Poor Joe''s Blues Robert Johnson (1911-1938): At the Crossroads Robert Jr. Lockwood (1915- ): The Master''s Apprentice Johnny Shines (1915-1992): A Traveling Companion John Lee Hooker (1917- ): Boogie Child Albert King (1923-1992): Born Under a Blues Sign B. B. King (1925- ): The Little Blues Boy PART TWO: THE CHICAGO BLUES SCHOOL Big Bill Broonzy (1893-1958): Key to the Highway Tampa Red (1904-1981): The Guitar Wizard John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson (1914-1948): The Bluebird Blues Muddy Waters (1915V1983): Catfish Blues Willie Dixon (1915-1992): The Background Man Howlin'' Wolf (1910-1976): Growlin'' the Blues Elmore James (1918-1963): The Broomduster Sonny Boy Williamson II (1910-1965): One Way Out Blues Jimmy Reed (1925-1976): The Sweet Blues Little Walter (1930-1968): The Mississippi Saxophone Otis Spann (1930-1970): A Blues Story Otis Rush (1934- ): Double Trouble Blues Buddy Guy (1936- ): The First Time I Met the Blues Magic Sam (1937-1969): West Side Blues PART THREE: THE TEXAS BLUES TRADITION Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897-1929): The Blues Comet Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter (1889-1949): ''Lectric Chair Blues Aaron T-Bone Walker (1910-1975): Stormy Monday Blues Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins (1912-1985): Lightnin'' Strikes Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924- ): Gatemouth''s Blues Albert Collins (1932-1993): The Iceman Cometh Freddie King (1935-1976): A Link in the Chain Johnny Copeland (1937-1997): The Fire Maker PART FOUR: WOMEN OF THE BLUES Ma Rainey (1886-1939): Mother of the Blues Bessie Smith (1894-1939): Empress of the Blues Ida Cox (1896-1967): Raisin'' Cain Sippie Wallace (1898-1986): Special Delivery Blues Victoria Spivey (1906-1976): Moanin'' the Blues Willie Mae Thornton (1926-1984): Hound Dog Blues Koko Taylor (1935- ): I Got What It Takes Etta James (1938- ): The Messenger''s Voice PART FIVE: BLUES OUTSIDE THE DELTA Lonnie Johnson (1894-1970): Mr. Johnson''s Blues Blind Willie McTell (1901-1959): Dean of Atlanta Blues Pete Johnson (1904-1967): A Boogie-Woogie King Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1984): The Honeydripper Blues Blind Boy Fuller (1907-1941): Rattlesnakin'' Daddy Blues Big Joe Turner (1911-1985): Shoutin'' the Blues Sonny Terry (1911-1986) and Brownie McGhee (1915-1996): East Coast Blues Duo Professor Longhair (1918-1980): New Orleans House Party John Mayall (1934- ): The Blues Professor Appendix: Recordings by Three or More Blues Singers Selected Bibliography Index
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- 04. Mai. 2020
Good Book. Read it!
Very informative. Easy to read and very easy to find a good stopping point so you can pick it back up later.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
