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1	R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country more books like this by R Crumb (Illustrator), Terry Zwigoff (Introduction by), Stephen Calt (Text by) add to wishlist For over three decades R. Crumb has shocked, entertained, titillated and challenged the imaginations (and the inhibitions) of comics fans the world over. The acknowledged father of "underground comix," Crumb is the single greatest influence on the alternative comics of today. The three companion sets of trading cards - Heroes of the Blues, Early ... see all copies from £8.15! new only from £8.15!
2	Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues more books like this by Elijah Wald add to wishlist A close-up look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the evolution of blues music describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped and transformed by white fans with different tastes and standards, in a biography complemented by see all copies from £6.37! new only from £6.37! \| first editions
3	Keep the Faith: A Memoir more books like this by Faith Evans, Aliya S King add to wishlist KEEP THE FAITH is Faith's first person account of life at ground zero of hip-hop's greatest generation. She'll share the truth about the love affair that changed her life, and the innuendo that rocked the hip-hop world to its core. From her passionate and tragically short-lived life with Biggie, Faith will finally lay the true story on the line. ... see all copies from £6.70! new only from £8.59!
4	Rage to Survive: The Etta James Story more books like this by Etta James, David Ritz add to wishlist Here is the story of perhaps the finest soul singer of the rock era--Etta James. . One of the great women of American music, equally at home singing blues and jazz, Etta regales us with tales of her chaotic childhood, the stars she has known, and her troubled trip to stardom in this mesmerizing autobiography. see all copies from £9.00! new only from £9.00!
5	The B. B. King Treasures: Photos, Mementos & Music from B. B. King's Collection more books like this by B B King, Dick Waterman add to wishlist This intimate portrait of living legend B.B. King celebrates the blues singer and guitarist with 75 color and black-and-white photos, facsimile reproductions of items from his personal archive, and an audio CD featuring unreleased music and interviews. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.09! \| first editions
6	Rl's Dream more books like this by Walter Mosley add to wishlist Soupspoon Wise, an unsuccessful blues guitarist, is dying of cancer on the streets of New York when he is rescued by an angel in the form of Kiki Waters. Kiki's a hustler with a heart of gold, who rustles up a home for Soupspoon to pour the incredible story of his life into a final, bluesy, wail, before he joins the big jam session in the sky. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "MA" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday more books like this by Angela Yvonne Davis add to wishlist University professor and 1960s activist Angela Davis's erudite and sweeping examination of the careers of two of the blues' best known interpreters, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, plus the jazz singer Billie Holiday, looks at the roots of the blues' lyrical obsessions with sexuality (this sexuality frequently being the only factor in their ... see all copies from £6.04! new only from £8.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf more books like this by James Segrest, Mark Hoffman add to wishlist Howlin' Wolf (1910-76), one of the giants of Delta blues, was a charismatic, difficult, warmhearted, and hugely talented man whose greatness encompassed both his breathtaking guitar work and his famously dramatic raspy voice. This biography--the first complete life of Wolf--provides an outsized portrait of the man who was born in poverty as ... see all copies from £11.44! new only from £11.44! \| first editions
9	Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King more books like this by B B King, David Ritz add to wishlist BB King's name is nowadays synonymous with the blues, in much the same way that Bob Marley's is synonymous with reggae. But it wasn't always that way. In this candid memoir, King recounts his upbringing on a Mississippi cotton farm, his first forays to the blues Mecca of Memphis and his beginnings there as a bluesman aided by his cousin Bukka ... see all copies from £4.77! new only from £9.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross more books like this by Craig Seymour add to wishlist The first ever indepth biography of the world's most legendary and reclusive superstar, who suffered a near fatal stroke in April 2003 and whose new CD debuted in number 1 on the Billboard Charts in June 2003. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £41.74! \| first editions
11 view cover	Crossroad Blues more books like this by Ace Atkins add to wishlist Where in the world can you find a real blues hero? You can find him in New Orleans, living in his battered 1920s warehouse and playing harmonica at JoJo's Blues Bar in the French Quarter. His name is Nick Travers, an expro footballer for the New Orleans Saints turned blues historian at Tulane University. Nick heads deep into the heartland of the ... see all copies from £5.09! new only from £17.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Blues Legacies & Black Feminism more books like this by Angela Yvonne Davis add to wishlist University professor and 1960s activist Angela Davis's erudite and sweeping examination of the careers of two of the blues' best known interpreters, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, plus the jazz singer Billie Holiday, looks at the roots of the blues' lyrical obsessions with sexuality (this sexuality frequently being the only factor in their ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £17.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Done for a Dime more books like this by David Corbett add to wishlist The murder of an alcoholic jazz musician in a rundown California city begins a long and complicated investigation in which three different cops, working largely independently, turn up all kinds of leads going in all different directions, none of which seem to end in a solution. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Leadbelly more books like this by Tyehimba Jess add to wishlist "It is exhilarating to be invited into a world so large and muscular, so rooted in history, a world where so much is at stake."-Brigit Pegeen Kelly, National Poetry Series judge A biography in poems, "leadbelly" examines the life and times of the legendary blues musician from a variety of intimate perspectives and using a range of innovative ... see all copies from £6.04! new only from £6.04!
15 view cover	The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia more books like this by Robert Santelli add to wishlist This is a book about the blues: more specifically it's a book about the artists who have helped make the blues one of the richest and most enduring music forms in the music in the world, whose influence has had far reaching implications. It is intended to be a helpful and much used reference book, a companion for a discovery of the blues or, if ... see all copies from £3.26! new only from £29.33! \| first editions
16 view cover	Searching for Robert Johnson more books like this by Peter Guralnick add to wishlist This is an essay on the life and legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers". While probably the most influential of all blues singers, he has remained one of the most historically obscure. He was the chief influence upon Muddy Waters and inspiration for Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones and a whole generation of rock and roll. He was well ... see all copies from £3.59! new only from £53.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World more books like this by Julius Lester, Lisa Cohen (Illustrator) add to wishlist Profiles of ten important blues singers including B.B. King, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, and Billie Holiday. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £66.05! \| first editions
18 view cover	R L's Dream more books like this by Walter Mosley add to wishlist From the author of Devil in a Blue Dress comes "the most powerful and poetic novel about black life in America since Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man (Digby Diehl, Playboy). RL's Dream, the first work of his to break from his mystery series, focuses on an aging bluesman named Soupspoon Wise. see all copies from £3.05! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Playing the Bones more books like this by Louise Redd add to wishlist Lacy teaches eighth grade and is engaged to Ellis, but her affair with Black Jesus, a famous blues musician, touches off a crisis in her life which leads her to confront her abusive mother. see all copies from £2.49! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Blues more books like this by Dick Weissman, Craig Morrison (Foreword by) add to wishlist American popular music reflects a rich cultural diversity. From Aaron Copland to Miles Davis to Elvis Presley to Muddy Waters, the United States has produced some of the most influential and beloved musicians and performers of the 20th century. The blues, jazz, and rock and roll - musical genres loved around the world - were born here, and ... see all copies from £8.72! new only from £10.57! \| first editions
21 view cover	Anything Goes more books like this by Madison Smartt Bell add to wishlist In a complete departure from his sweeping historical novels and intense urban dramas, the author of "All Souls' Rising" renders a bittersweet, heartfelt coming-of-age story about a young man on tour with a band called Anything Goes. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Between Midnight and Day: The Last Unpublished Blues Archive more books like this by Dick Waterman, Peter Guralnick (Introduction by), Bonnie Raitt (Preface by) add to wishlist This volume collects rare photographs and personal recollections from one of the most important men in blues music. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.22! \| first editions
23 view cover	Blues for Dummies more books like this by Lonnie Brooks, Wayne Baker Brooks, Cub Koda add to wishlist Get your mojo working as you take a musical trip from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago's gritty South Side and points beyond with Blues For Dummies, an insightful, toe-tappin', music lovers' guide to the blues. Popular blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks serves as your tour guide through the life and times of the blues, from the acoustic mystique of ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.96!
24 view cover	Bluesman more books like this by Andre Dubus, III add to wishlist A novel about a young man who is trying to learn about life and his encounters with musicians and other influences. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-And-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe more books like this by Gayle F Wald add to wishlist Long before "women in rock" became a media catchphrase, Rosetta Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women could rock. Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, in 1915, she was gospel's first superstar and the preeminent crossover figure of its "golden age" (1945-1965). Everyone who saw her perform said she could "make that guitar talk." Shout, ... see all copies from £1.31! new only from £5.72! \| first editions

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