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Author:Art Tipaldi
Children of the Blues: 49 Musicians Shaping a New Blues Tradition
CHILDREN OF THE BLUES - 49 MUSICIANS SHAPING A NEW BLUES TRADITION - REFERENCEAuthor: Art TipaldiISBN-10: 0879307005ISBN-13: 9780879307004Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2002Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.16h x 6.03w x 0.81d- $19.99
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Author:Bob L. Eagle
Blues: A Regional Experience
Examining the blues genre by region, and describing the differences unique to each, make this a must-have for music scholars and lay readers alike. A melding of many types of music such as ragtime, spiritual, jug band, and other influences came together in what...- $75.00
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Author:Julia Simon
Debt and Redemption in the Blues: The Call for Justice
Explores lyrical representations of romantic and sexual betrayal in the blues, revealing deceit and entrapment constraining the physical, socioeconomic, and political movement of African Americans. Argues that blues music calls for a reckoning while expressing faith in a secular and moral justice-to-come.Author: Julia SimonISBN-10:...- $104.95
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Author:Jas Obrecht
Early Blues: The First Stars of Blues Guitar
Winner of the 2016 Living Blues Award for Blues Book of the Year 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...- $22.95
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Author:Dennis Walker
Chasing the Blues - A Memoir
Dennis Walker has been "chasing the blues" for a lifetime, starting with his first producing credit in 1965. He is a three-time Grammy Award-winning Blues producer and songwriter for Robert Cray's Strong Persuader, The Robert Cray Band's Don't Be Afraid of The Dark, and...- $59.95
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Author:Dennis Walker
Chasing the Blues
Dennis Walker has been "chasing the blues" for a lifetime, starting with his first producing credit in 1965. He is a three-time Grammy Award-winning Blues producer and songwriter for Robert Cray's Strong Persuader, The Robert Cray Band's Don't Be Afraid of The Dark, and...- $95.00
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Author:Mark Winborn
Deep Blues: Human Soundscapes for the Archetypal Journey
Deep Blues explores the archetypal journey of the human psyche through an examination of the blues as a musical genre. The genesis, history, and thematic patterns of the blues are examined from an archetypal perspective and various analytic theories. Mythological and shamanistic parallels are...- $29.00
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Author:Hal Leonard Corp
Christmas Blues: Play 8 Songs with a Professional Band [With CD (Audio)]
(Blues Play-Along). For use with all Bb, Eb, Bass Clef, and C instruments, the Hal Leonard Blues Play-Along Series is the ultimate jamming tool for all blues musicians. With authentic, easy-to-read lead sheets, and other split-track choices on the included CD, these first-of-a-kind packages...- $12.99
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Author:John Ganapes
Blues You Can Use: Un Guide Complet Pour Apprendre La Guitare Blues [With CD (Audio)]
(Guitar Educational). Une methode de reference pour apprendre la guitare blues, concue pour developper a la fois rythmique et jeu melodique. Styles de blues presentes: Texas, Delta, R&B, early rock 'n roll, Gospel et blues/rock. 21 solos complets.Author: John GanapesISBN-10: 1480345784ISBN-13: 9781480345782Publisher: Hal Leonard...- $24.99
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Author:Art Simas
Boston's Blues
Author: Art SimasISBN-10: 1403331588ISBN-13: 9781403331588Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/23/2002Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d- $29.95
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Author:Art Simas
Boston's Blues: Musicians' Profiles, History, Festivals and Radio Listings of Blues Music in Boston
A look at the contemporary blues scene of Greater Boston, including dozens of interviews with musicians, blues radio DJs and photographers; regional festival listings; radio stations, and a brief history of the blues in Boston.Author: Art SimasISBN-10: 0759652716ISBN-13: 9780759652712Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2001Pages:...- $22.95
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Author:Robert K. Elder
Christmas with Elvis: The Official Guide to the Holidays from the King of Rock 'n' Roll
Celebrate Christmas with the King of Rock n' Roll For Elvis, Christmas at Graceland was a time for family and friends, a respite from the road and the recording studio. It was a time to sing gospel songs around the piano and give out...- $20.00
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Author:Eddie S. Meadows
Blues, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Hip Hop, and Rap: A Research and Information Guide
Despite the influence of African American music and study as a worldwide phenomenon, no comprehensive and fully annotated reference tool currently exists that covers the wide range of genres. This much needed bibliography fills an important gap in this research area and will prove...- $220.00
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Author:Lou Manzi
Complete Acoustic Blues Method: Beginning Acoustic Blues Guitar, Book & CD
This starting volume of the Complete Acoustic Blues Method covers basic blues theory, left-hand techniques, call and response phrasing, intros, turnarounds, endings, and improvisation. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and the CD demonstrates the examples in the book. This is...- $20.99
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Author:Josephine Matyas
Chasing the Blues: A Traveler's Guide to America's Music
A fusion of history, culture, and song in a practical travel guide for music lovers who want to understand more of what helped shape what they are seeing, hearing, and experiencing as they tour the cradle of the blues in Mississippi and beyond. By...- $24.95
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Author:Annye C. Anderson
Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson
A Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020 " Brother Robert} book does much to pull the blues master out of the fog of myth."--Rolling Stone An intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson's stepsister, including new details about his family, music, influences, tragic...- $28.00
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Author:Robert Gordon
Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
"A biography that crackles with as much energy as the great bluesman's songs." --Ted Drozdowski, Boston Phoenix The epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters--who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, invented electric blues, and created the template for the rock-and- roll band...- $18.99
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Author:Tom Graves
Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
The result of careful and meticulous research, this stylishly-written biography of infamous blues musician Robert Johnson reveals the real story behind the mythical talent that made him a musical legend. According to some, Robert Johnson learned guitar by trading his soul away to the...- $24.95
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Author:Diana Finlay Hendricks
Delbert McClinton: One of the Fortunate Few
Much has happened with Delbert McClinton since the first edition of Delbert McClinton: One Of The Fortunate Few was released in 2017. That year, Rolling Stone called him "The Godfather of Americana Music," and in 2019, he received the Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement...- $19.95
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Author:John Fahey
Charley Patton: Expanded Edition
The Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patton (1891-1934) was born and raised around Mississippi's cotton plantations. During the 1920s, he was the first of the region's great stars, performing for packed houses throughout the South and making popular recordings in New York City....- $12.95
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Author:Amanda Petrusich
Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78 RPM Records
"A thoughtful, entertaining history of obsessed music collectors and their quest for rare early 78 rpm records" (Los Angeles Times), Do Not Sell at Any Price is a fascinating, complex story of preservation, loss, obsession, and art.Before MP3s, CDs, and cassette tapes, even before...- $17.00
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Author:Ted Gioia
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
In this "expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history" (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us "the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply informative and enjoyable to read" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). From the field hollers of nineteenth-century plantations...- $19.95
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Author:John Milward
Crossroads: How the Blues Shaped Rock 'n' Roll (and Rock Saved the Blues)
The blues revival of the early 1960s brought new life to a seminal genre of American music and inspired a vast new world of singers, songwriters, and rock bands. The Rolling Stones took their name from a Muddy Waters song; Led Zeppelin forged bluesy...- $29.95
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Author:Charles Shaar Murray
Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century
With John Lee Hooker's death in June 2001 the world lost one of the last great Mississippi Delta bluesmen. Acclaimed writer Charles Schaar Murray's Boogie Man is the authorized and authoritative biography of this musician whose extraordinary career spanned over fifty years and included...- $30.99
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Author:Lou Manzi
Complete Acoustic Blues Guitar Method Complete Edition: Book & Online Audio [With CD (Audio)]
Anyone interested in learning to play acoustic blues guitar can pick up this book and get started right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything, from basic to advanced techniques and styles. Beginning concepts include basic blues theory, left-hand technique, call-and-response phrasing, intros, turnarounds,...- $34.99
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Author:Gail Wilson-Giarratano Phd
Drink Small: The Life & Music of South Carolina's Blues Doctor
For fans of the blues, Drink Small is synonymous with South Carolina. Drink rose from the cotton fields of Bishopville to become a music legend in the Palmetto State and beyond. The self-taught guitarist has written hundreds of songs and recorded dozens of albums...- $21.99
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Author:Wilbert Jones
Chicago Blues
Blues was once described as the devil's music. It eventually became some of the most beloved American music that was embraced by a global audience. Originating in African American communities in the South in the late 1800s, it was inspired by gospel and spiritual...- $31.99
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Author:Hans Offringa
Bourbon & Blues
By melding a bourbon distillery of today with a famous blues musician, Hans tells the history of bourbon and the artistry of the blues in an entertaining manner never before seen in print. This is a book that bourbon enthusiasts as well as blues...- $10.24
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Author:Rebennack Mac (Dr John)
Dr. John Teaches New Orleans Piano - Volume 1
(Piano). Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack, a veritable encyclopedia of music and lore, immerses you in all aspects of New Orleans boogie and blues piano. This intimate session will help you build a solid repertoire and acquire essential licks, runs, turnarounds, rhythms and techniques. Includes...- $19.99
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Author:Woody Mann
Bottleneck Blues Guitar
(Music Sales America). A comprehensive instruction guide to blues slide guitar styles. Contains over 25 accurate transcriptions of authentic bottleneck blues tunes by such masters as Son House, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton and many more. Songs include: A Spoonful Blues * Black Ace *...- $24.99
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Author:John Ganapes
Blues You Can Use: Guitar Chords
(Guitar Educational). A reference guide to blues, R&B, jazz, and rock rhythm guitar, with hundreds of voicings, chord theory construction, chord progressions and exercises and much more. Blues You Can Use: Guitar Chords is useful for the beginner to advanced player.Author: John GanapesISBN-10: 0793565154ISBN-13:...- $17.99
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Author:Tricia Woods
Complete Blues Keyboard Method Complete Edition: Book & Online Audio
Anyone interested in learning to play blues keyboard can pick up this book and get started right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything from basic to advanced techniques. Beginning concepts include basic chords, scales, blues melodies, improvisation, turnarounds, intros, the 12-bar blues form,...- $34.99
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Author:Lowry Global Media LLC
Circle It, Blues Facts, Word Search, Puzzle Book
BookSideHustle was created with the intention of empowering Entrepreneurs with their own Circle It, Word Search Puzzle books that are created from their own ideas. This book was created for Spring Brooks who is a Philly born and bred blues vocalist. She draws her...- $14.95
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Author:Steve Davenport
Bruise Songs
Steve Davenport's Bruise Songs is aggressive--21st century blues, a rap for the times, a hymn for the hurts we bear and for which we recover. As the poet invokes in "Dear Horse I Rode In On," his poetryis the curl of rindthe lick of...- $18.00
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Author:Sebastian Danchin
Earl Hooker, Blues Master
2020 Blues Hall of Fame Classic of Blues LiteratureJimi Hendrix called Earl Hooker "the master of the wah-wah pedal." Buddy Guy slept with one of Hooker's slides beneath his pillow hoping to tap some of the elder bluesman's power. And B. B. King has...- $35.00
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Author:Diana Finlay Hendricks
Delbert McClinton: One of the Fortunate Few
Influenced at a young age by classic country, Tejano, western swing, and the popular music of wartime America, blues musician Delbert McClinton grew up with a backstage pass to some of the most significant moments in American cultural and music history. From his birth...- $29.95
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Author:Gail Wilson-Giarratano
Drink Small: The Life & Music of South Carolina's Blues Doctor
For fans of the blues, Drink Small is synonymous with South Carolina. Drink rose from the cotton fields of Bishopville to become a music legend in the Palmetto State and beyond. The self-taught guitarist has written hundreds of songs and recorded dozens of albums...- $31.99
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Author:Tammy L. Turner
Dick Waterman: A Life in Blues
Growing up in an affluent Jewish family in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Dick Waterman (b. 1935) was a shy, stuttering boy living a world away from the Mississippi Delta. Though he never heard blues music at home, he became one of the most influential figures in...- $28.00
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Author:Robert Sacré
Charley Patton: Voice of the Mississippi Delta
Blues Book of the Year --26th Annual Living Blues Awards Contributions by Luther Allison, John Broven, Daniel Droixhe, David Evans, William Ferris, Jim O'Neal, Mike Rowe, Robert Sacré, Arnold Shaw, and Dick Shurman Fifty years after Charley Patton's death in 1934, a team of...- $35.00
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Author:Robert Sacré
Charley Patton: Voice of the Mississippi Delta
Blues Book of the Year --26th Annual Living Blues Awards Contributions by Luther Allison, John Broven, Daniel Droixhe, David Evans, William Ferris, Jim O'Neal, Mike Rowe, Robert Sacré, Arnold Shaw, and Dick Shurman Fifty years after Charley Patton's death in 1934, a team of...- $110.00
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Author:Wilbert Jones
Chicago Blues
Blues was once described as the devil's music. It eventually became some of the most beloved American music that was embraced by a global audience. Originating in African American communities in the South in the late 1800s, it was inspired by gospel and spiritual...- $24.99
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Author:Drew Page
Drew's Blues: A Sideman's Life with the Big Bands
"Congratulations on a much needed book on the Big Band era, especially from the viewpoint of the 'side man'. Having been one for about eight years before becoming a 'leader' I can really appreciate your approach. A bandleader is no better than the men...- $20.95
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Author:David Hamburger
Complete Blues Guitar Method: Beginning Blues Guitar, Book & Online Video/Audio [With DVD]
Perfect for beginning blues and blues-rock guitarists, Beginning Blues Guitar is an introduction to basic blues theory, left-hand techniques, rhythm styles of Texas swing, slow blues, and minor blues---plus the styles of blues greats like Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. Learn about call-and-response phrasing,...- $25.99
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Author:Robert Calva
Blues/Rock Soloing for Guitar a Guide to the Essential Scales, Licks and Soloing Techniques (Book/Online Audio) [With CD (Audio)]
(Musicians Institute Press). This private lesson with MI instructor Robert Calva covers: 10 complete solos in notes & tab; common scales and licks; blues, major, minor and combined tonalities; playing over changes; recommended listening; and more. Each musical example is demonstrated on the accompanying...- $24.99
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Author:Houston A. Baker Jr
Blues, Ideology, and Afro-American Literature: A Vernacular Theory
Relating the blues to American social and literary history and to Afro-American expressive culture, Houston A. Baker, Jr., offers the basis for a broader study of American culture at its vernacular level. He shows how the blues voice and its economic undertones are both...- $33.00
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Author:Jacquese Armstrong
Blues Legacy
Blues Legacy is a collection of poems inspired by and celebrating various genres of African American music. The poet's voice is stark and clear; her lines are uncompromisingly lean and powerful, evoking the deepest, tenacious strains of African American political resistance and endurance. As...- $20.00
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Author:Julian Piper
Blues from the Bayou: The Rhythms of Baton Rouge
Experience a cool splash of music history from the Bayou State! This intensely personal and entertaining account is a snapshot of Blues from an outsider welcomed into the inner circles of Southern Blues icons. Englishman Julian C. Piper spent a year abroad at Louisiana...- $24.95
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Author:John L. Clark
Blues on Stage: The Blues Entertainment Industry in the 1920s
Tells the story of classic blues singers from Ma Rainey to Bessie Smith.Author: John L. ClarkISBN-10: 1438491549ISBN-13: 9781438491547Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New YoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2023Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 12/16/2022 pg. 1Choice 10/01/2023- $24.95
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Author:Steve Cushing
Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio Interviews
This collection assembles the best interviews from Steve Cushing's long-running radio program Blues Before Sunrise, the nationally syndicated, award-winning program focusing on vintage blues and R&B. As both an observer and performer, Cushing has been involved with the blues scene in Chicago for decades....- $27.00
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Author:Noah Baerman
Blues & Soul Masters for Piano: Graded Solos in the Styles of Iconic Artists, Book & CD
Learn fun blues & soul solos to supplement your piano lessons Blues & Soul Masters for Piano is a wonderful supplement to the student-level piano repertoire. It introduces you to colorful, fun-to-play pieces in a variety of blues and soul styles. Take a guided...- $14.99
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