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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	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
3	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 £4.86! new only from £9.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Black Pearls: Blues Queens of the 1920s more books like this by Daphne Duval Harrison add to wishlist A contribution to the history of the blues in particular and of Afro-American culture in general, new information about a remarkable set of assertive, creative women as well as new insights into the musical heritage they have left behind. Sippie Wallace, Edith Wilson, Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter are the collective focus of this work - four ... see all copies from £5.94! new only from £15.63! \| first editions
5	Bill Wyman's blues odyssey more books like this by Bill Wyman add to wishlist The evolution of blues music, here charted from the early 1600s through the early 2000s, has encompassed an enormous number of changes and stylistic adaptations. This volume, peppered with trivia and quotes, explores the lives and works that most influenced Wyman, best known as the Rolling Stones bassist. see all copies from £9.97! new only from £19.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues more books like this by Steve Cheseborough add to wishlist Fans of Mississippi Delta blues who wish to delve further into the roots of the music will find an agreeable escort in Steve Cheseborough, a transplanted New York blues musician whose explorations along Highway 61 and its environs are the subject of BLUES TRAVELLING, an engaging, informative, and enthusiastic guide to significant sites over a wide ... see all copies from £3.66! new only from £8.57!
7	Blues Guitar for Dummies more books like this by Jon Chappell add to wishlist Do you wish you could play your favorite blues music on guitar? Even if you don't read music, it's not difficult with "Blues Guitar for Dummies". With this hands on guide, you'll pick up the fundamentals instantly and start jamming like your favorite blues artists! "Blues Guitar for Dummies" covers all aspects of blues guitar, showing you how to ... see all copies from £10.51! new only from £12.53!
8	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 £14.34! \| first editions
9	Goin' Back to Memphis: A Century of Blues, Rock 'n' Roll and Glorious Soul more books like this by James L Dickerson add to wishlist A history of the Memphis music scene, beginning with the turn of the century and concluding with contemporary performers such as Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and ZZ Top. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.43! \| first editions
10	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
11 view cover	The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings more books like this by Tony Russell, Mrs. Chris Smith, Neil Slaven add to wishlist From its roots in the American South to today's world stage, the journey of the blues has encompassed countless artists and recordings. But how can you find the best of them? "The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings" is a uniquely informative, insightful and easy-to-use guide through the jungles of the record shop and the online music store. It ... see all copies from £12.96! new only from £13.53!
12 view cover	The Land Where the Blues Began more books like this by Alan Lomax add to wishlist Lomax, who has done more than anyone else to make the black music of the South known as one of the glorious expressions of American art, sums up his 60 years of "discovering" the African-American musical heritage in this singular journey through the Mississippi Delta. 16 pages of photographs. see all copies from £6.23! new only from £12.15! \| first editions
13 view cover	Spinning Blues Into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records more books like this by Nadine Cohodas add to wishlist Muddy Waters. Howlin' Wolf. Chuck Berry. Etta James. Bo Diddley. The greatest artists who sang the blues made their mark with Leonard and Phil Chess, whose Chess Records was synonymous with the sound that swept up from the south, embraced Chicago and spread out into mid-century America. "Spinning Blues into Gold" is the impeccably researched ... see all copies from £13.61! new only from £109.66! \| first editions
14 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 £3.30! new only from £29.33! \| first editions
15	Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire more books like this by Joe Nick Patoski, Bill Crawford add to wishlist A biography of Stevie Ray Vaughan. It traces his life, music and career from his early days until his death in a helicopter accident following an appearance at an Eric Clapton concert. see all copies from £5.61! 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	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
18 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
19 view cover	The death of rhythm & blues more books like this by Nelson George add to wishlist The classic history of modern black music from "the best black writer writing about black music in America" ("Newsweek"). This passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last 50 years, and in doing so outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American society. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £9.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Urban Blues more books like this by Charles Keil add to wishlist Originally written as a master's thesis and first published in 1966, Charles Keil's study of the blues' move from country to city, and of the consequences for its performers and its audience, should be required reading for anyone with a remote interest in the history of the genre. URBAN BLUES documents the careers, techniques, and output of ... see all copies from £2.43! new only from £7.47! \| first editions
21 view cover	Nothing But the Blues: The Music and the Musicians more books like this by Kizette de Lempicka-Foxhall, Baroness, Bar, Lawrence Cohn (Editor), B B King (Introduction by) add to wishlist Introduced by blues immortal B.B. King, this history is illustrated with rare photographs of the musicians, promoters, and venues, as well as a selection of record labels, posters, ads and other ephemera. see all copies from £16.76! new only from £21.32!
22 view cover	Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'n' Roll more books like this by Josh Alan Friedman add to wishlist This is a wild insider's ride with one of music's most notorious journalists. Here are 15 gothic music profiles guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat from the author of "Tales of Times Square".Legendary musicians and songwriters captured in moments of crisis despair revelation and glory including: Leiber and Stoller the white fathers of ... see all copies from £4.87! new only from £4.87!
23 view cover	A Bad Woman Feeling Good: Blues and the Women Who Sing Them more books like this by Buzzy Jackson add to wishlist An exciting lineage of women launched the blues as a powerful, expressive vehicle of emotional liberation. This work combines biography, an appreciation of music, and a sweeping view of American history to illuminate the pivotal role of blues women in a powerful musical tradition. see all copies from £5.58! new only from £6.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Chasin' That Devil Music - Searching for the Blues more books like this by Gayle Wardlow, Edward M Komara (Introduction by) add to wishlist This collection of essays offers insight into the rich past of the blues and its people, through public records, city directories, birth and death certificates, interviews and even door-to-door canvassing for old recordings. The CD contains rare Delta Blues recordings. see all copies from £7.04! new only from £13.72! \| first editions
25 view cover	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey more books like this by Peter Guralnick (Editor), Robert Santelli (Editor), Christopher John Farley (Editor) add to wishlist An illustrated study based on the seven-part PBS-TV series furnishes an impressionistic portrait of the blues and its influence on American music and culture as viewed by seven famous directors, in a collection of photographs, historical and personal essays, and interviews. Reprint. 35,000 first pr see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.10! \| first editions

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