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Author:Ulrich Adelt
Blues Music in the Sixties: A Story in Black and White
Can a type of music be "owned"? Examining how music is linked to racial constructs and how African American musicians and audiences reacted to white appropriation, Blues Music in the Sixties shows the stakes when whites claim the right to play and live the...- $38.95
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Author:Robert Mack McCormick
Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey
NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' PICK OF 2023 The drama of In Cold Blood meets the stylings of a Coen brothers film in this long-lost manuscript from musicologist Robert "Mack" McCormick, whose research on blues icon Robert Johnson's mysterious life and death became as much...- $29.95
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Author:John L. Clark
Blues on Stage: The Blues Entertainment Industry in the 1920s
John L. Clark Jr. is a musicologist and performing arts musician. He teaches music at MassBay Community College and is the author of Experiencing Bessie Smith: A Listener's Companion.Author: John L. ClarkISBN-10: 1438491557ISBN-13: 9781438491554Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New YoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2023Pages: 242Format: HardcoverWeight:...- $99.00
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Author:Hal Leonard Corp
Blues/Rock - Harmonica Play-Along Volume 3 Book/Online Audio [With CD (Audio)]
(Harmonica Play-Along). The Harmonica Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the notation, listen to the audio to hear how the harmonica should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics...- $16.99
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Author:Chad Johnson
Blues Guitar Chords: Learn the Essential Chords You Need to Start Playing the Blues Now! [With DVD]
(Guitar Educational). In any music style, there are essentials scales, licks, chords, etc. Blues Guitar Chords teaches you the must-know chords that will get you shufflin' like a pro in no time. You won't get bogged down with tons of details. Rather, you'll be...- $12.99
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Author:Bill Greensmith
Blues Unlimited: Essential Interviews from the Original Blues Magazine
British blues fan Mike Leadbitter launched the magazine Blues Unlimited in 1963. The groundbreaking publication fueled the then-nascent, now-legendary blues revival that reclaimed seminal figures like Son House and Skip James from obscurity. Throughout its history, Blues Unlimited heightened the literacy of blues fans,...- $35.00
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Author:B. B. King
Blues Master: Complete, DVD
The Blues Master video tapes I, II, and III are now available on a single DVD. These three programs provide more than 3 1/2 hours of blues guitar technique by the master and a lot of great music with his entire band. This set...- $19.99
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Author:Joseph A. Rosen
Blues Hands
Through images of hands, this book conveys the strength, beauty, diversity, depth, and power of the blues, the root of all American music. It features photographs from Joseph A. Rosen's 30-plus years of adventure in blues and music photography. Included are such noted music...- $29.99
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Author:Angela Y. Davis
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women blues singers through a feminist lens. Angela Davis provides the historical, social, and political contexts with which to reinterpret...- $18.00
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Author:Bob Stoloff
Blues Scatitudes: Vocal Improvisations on the Blues [With CD]
(Music Sales America). Vocal improvisations on the blues from Bob Stoloff author of Scat: Vocal Improvisation Techniques . Focuses on blues solos in a variety of contemporary grooves and covers accents, ties and syllable articulation. Includes audio with 51 tracks of rhythm tracks for...- $26.99
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Author:Leroi Jones
Blues People
"A must for all who would more knowledgeably appreciate and better comprehend America's most popular music." -- Langston Hughes"The path the slave took to 'citizenship' is what I want to look at. And I make my analogy through the slave citizen's music--through the music...- $16.99
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Author:Jon Chappell
Blues Guitar for Dummies
Want to become the coolest possible version of yourself? Time to jump into learning the blues guitar. Even if you don't read music, Blues Guitar For Dummies lets you pick up the fundamentals and start jamming like your favorite blues artists. Blues Guitar for...- $29.99
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Author:B. B. King
Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B. B. King
"A treasure trove of information...told with real feeling." --Washington Post Book World"Charming...honest...transcendent.... It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a close friend." --BillboardThe undisputed king of the blues, B.B. King puts his life into words in a story that spans tragedy, triumph,...- $18.99
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Author:Hal Leonard Corp
Blues Guitar Bible
(Guitar Recorded Versions). This bountiful blues songbook features exact transcriptions of 35 classics, including: All Your Love (I Miss Lovin') * Boom Boom * Everyday (I Have the Blues) * Hide Away * I Can't Quit You Baby * I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man...- $24.99
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Author:John Mayall
Blues from Laurel Canyon: John Mayall: My Life as a Bluesman
John Mayall has played with them all; Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Andy Fraser... the list goes on. Now, in his 80's, John continues to tour all over the world and perform to sell-out crowds. With an incredible blues...- $28.99
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Author:Keith Wyatt
Blues Solos for Guitar Book/Online Audio [With CD]
(REH Publications). Learn lead guitar in the styles of Albert Collins, Eric Clapton, Albert King, B.B. King, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and T-Bone Walker This unique book with online audio access examines the solo concepts of each of these masters. The online audio...- $24.99
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Author:Jeff Harrington
Blues Improvisation Complete: C Treble [With Play-Along CD]
(Berklee Labs). Learn to play the blues in several styles jazz, Latin, fusion, rock and funk in all keys with step-by-step instructions, practice tips and play-along audio tracks. Even if you are a complete beginner, this easy-to-understand instructional guide will help you develop essential...- $26.99
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Author:William Ferris
Blues from the Delta
William Ferris, director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, has written a book as deep as the blues: rich in conversation, reference, history, and firsthand experience with blues musicians and the culture that informs the music....- $21.99
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Author:Steven Manheim
Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta blues run as deep and mysterious as the beautiful land from where the music originates. Blues legends B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, and countless other greats came from this region. The Delta blues, born...- $31.99
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Author:Mark Harrison
Blues Piano Book/Online Audio
(Keyboard Instruction). Ever wanted to play the blues, but weren't sure where to start? Blues Piano will teach you the basic skills you need. From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and even the tricks that the pros use. And, you...- $22.99
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Author:John Ganapes
Blues Licks You Can Use: Music and Performance Notes for 75 Hot Lead Phrases [With CD (Audio)]
(Guitar Educational). The purpose of this book is to give aspiring blues guitarists & experienced players alike a large chunk of the vocabulary of the blues in other words, lots of licks It contains music and performance notes for 75 hot lead phrases, with...- $17.99
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Author:Bob Cranshaw
Blues Bass Lines: As Played by Bob Cranshaw and Transcribed Exactly as Recorded from Vol. 42 of Jamey Aebersold's Play-Along Series, Boo
For all musicians wishing to learn fantastic bass lines. While reading from the book, play along with the bassist on the recording (CD included) until you feel you've mastered his feel and nuances. Then, using the special stereo separation on all of our play-along...- $12.95
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Author:Fritz Allhoff
Blues - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking Deep about Feeling Low
The philosophy of the blues From B.B. King to Billie Holiday, Blues music not only sounds good, but has an almost universal appeal in its reflection of the trials and tribulations of everyday life. Its ability to powerfully touch on a range of social...- $23.95
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Author:Mick Kinsella
Blues Harp from Scratch: Blues Harmonica for Absolute Beginners [With *]
(Music Sales America). Blues harmonica for absolute beginners is presented in this user-friendly guide by Mick Kensella. It covers songs like Amazing Grace and Oh Susanna as well as note bending, blues riffs and the wah wah effect, and some great blues solos. The...- $19.95
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Author:Richard Congress
Blues Mandolin Man: The Life and Music of Yank Rachell
Yank Rachell and his mandolin playing style moved every musician lucky enough to hear him perform in the early sixties. When he died in April 1997, he left behind a stack of unanswered requests to tour Europe and to play blues festivals in the...- $35.00
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Author:Will Romano
Big Boss Man: The Life and Music of Bluesman Jimmy Reed
BIG BOSS MAN THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BLUESMAN JIMMY REEDAuthor: Will RomanoISBN-10: 0879308788ISBN-13: 9780879308780Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2006Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 9.28h x 6.04w x 0.90dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 10/01/2006 pg. 76- $22.99
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Author:Bruce Iglauer
Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story
It started with the searing sound of a slide careening up the neck of an electric guitar. In 1970, twenty-three-year-old Bruce Iglauer walked into Florence's Lounge, in the heart of Chicago's South Side, and was overwhelmed by the joyous, raw Chicago blues of Hound...- $23.00
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Author:Fred De Vries
Blues for the White Man: Hearing Black Voices in South Africa and the Deep South
It started with a question about the blues: what makes the music of the downtrodden black man so alluring to white middle-class ears? And that's where it gets interesting. Because blues is more than a musical genre: it's a cultural phenomenon that spans several...- $18.00
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Author:Adam Gussow
Beyond the Crossroads: The Devil and the Blues Tradition
The devil is the most charismatic and important figure in the blues tradition. He's not just the music's namesake ("the devil's music"), but a shadowy presence who haunts an imagined Mississippi crossroads where, it is claimed, Delta bluesman Robert Johnson traded away his soul...- $40.00
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Author:Kenny Sultan
Blues Guitar Legends [With CD (Audio)]
(Guitar). This book/audio package allows you to explore the styles of Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Blake, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Boy Fuller, and Big Bill Broonzy. Through Sultan's arrangements, you will learn how studying the masters can help you develop your own style. Audio is...- $19.99
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Author:Paul Oliver
Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in the Blues
This is a new, thoroughly revised edition of Paul Oliver's classic study of the blues. First published in 1960, this remarkable book has not been superseded and its reappearance will be welcomed by all who wish to understand the complexity of meaning in the...- $39.99
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Author:Lonnie Brooks
Blues For Dummies [With Contains Over an Hour of Blues Classics...]
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...- $24.99
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Author:Hal Leonard Corp
Blues - Guitar Play-Along Volume 7 (Book/Online Audio) [With CD (Audio)]
(Guitar Play-Along). The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you learn to play your favorite songs quickly and easily Just follow the tab, listen to the audio to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody...- $19.99
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Author:Jeff Harrington
Blues Improvisation Complete - B Flat Instruments (Book/Online Audio)
(Berklee Labs). Even if you're a complete beginner, this easy-to-understand instructional guide will get you improvising in no time Learn to improvise in jazz, Latin, fusion, blues and rock styles in all keys with step-by-step instruction, practice tips and play-along tracks. You'll also develop...- $34.99
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Author:Bluemsc Master
Blues Tab Guitar: Guitar tab basic techniques, Blues Scales, Blues Exercices (Several levels)
Guitar tab basic techniques 24 Blues scales 29 Blues exercices: Blues Rhythm, Blues licks, Blues Riffs, Melodics licks, Blues Solo, Fast Blues licks, Blues Shuffle, Pentatonic, Country blues. Author: Bluemsc MasterISBN-10: 8755173225ISBN-13: 9798755173223Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2021Pages: 54Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...- $14.99
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Author:Steve Cheseborough
Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues, Fourth Edition
This acclaimed travel guide, hailed as the bible of blues travelers throughout the world, will shepherd the faithful to such shrines as the intersection where Robert Johnson might have made his deal with the devil and the railroad tracks that inspired Howlin' Wolf to...- $25.00
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Author:Adam Gussow
Beyond the Crossroads: The Devil and the Blues Tradition
The devil is the most charismatic and important figure in the blues tradition. He's not just the music's namesake ("the devil's music"), but a shadowy presence who haunts an imagined Mississippi crossroads where, it is claimed, Delta bluesman Robert Johnson traded away his soul...- $99.00
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Author:Rich Delgrosso
Blues Guitar Lesson Anthology: A Guide to Playing Genuine Houserockin' Music [With CD (Audio)]
(Guitar Educational). Time to get excited about playing blues guitar This book/CD pack provides time-tested lessons covering rhythms, leads, slide, fingerstyle, shuffles, boogies and so much more. This is not a method book; you go straight to the meat & potatoes of blues playing...- $19.99
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Author:Hal Leonard Corp
Blues Guitar Riffs
(Guitar Riffs). 30 essential blues riffs transcribed and demonstrated on the accompanying CD, including: All Your Love (I Miss Loving) * Boom Boom * Born Under a Bad Sign * Damn Right, I've Got the Blues * I Believe I'll Dust My Broom *...- $19.95
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Author:Mark Hummel
Big Road Blues-12 Bars on I-80
BIG ROAD BLUES:12 BARS ON I-80 is the often irreverent blues memoir by, blues harmonica man Mark Hummel. Fact and fiction combine in this memoir in a variety of hilarious to frustrating incidents taken from twenty six years on the blues highway. Big Road...- $19.95
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Author:Steve Cushing
Blues Before Sunrise 2: Interviews from the Chicago Scene
In this new collection of interviews, Steve Cushing once again invites readers into the vaults of Blues Before Sunrise, his acclaimed nationally syndicated public radio show. Icons from Memphis Minnie to the Gay Sisters stand alongside figures like schoolteacher Flossie Franklin, who helped Leroy...- $24.95
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Author:Wayne Everett Goins
Blues All Day Long: The Jimmy Rogers Story
A member of Muddy Waters' legendary late 1940s-1950s band, Jimmy Rogers pioneered a blues guitar style that made him one of the most revered sidemen of all time. Rogers also had a significant if star-crossed career as a singer and solo artist for Chess...- $29.00
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Author:Bob Mintzer
14 Blues & Funk Etudes [With 2 CDs]
A collection of studies composed for musicians who wish to extend themselves in improvisation, composition, sight reading and general musicianship skills. Each etude has a theoretical explanation, suggestions for performance and tips for practice routines. Two CDs of combo accompaniments performed by members of...- $27.95
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Author:Toby Wine
150 Cool Blues Licks in Tab [With CD]
(Guitar Educational). This cool book/online audio pack presents a wide selection of riffs in a variety of styles, just waiting to be used in your solos The riffs are organized by blues style and by placement within the standard 12-bar format (first, second and...- $17.99
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Author:Michael Corcoran
[Ghost Notes]: Pioneering Spirits of Texas Music
"Ghost notes" is a musical term for sounds barely audible, a wisp lingering around the beat, yet somehow driving the groove. The Texas musicians profiled here, ranging from 1920s gospel performers to the first psychedelic band, are generally not well known, but the impact...- $32.50
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Author:Wolf Marshall
101 Must-Know Blues Licks [With CD (Audio)]
(Guitar Educational). Now you can add authentic blues feel and flavor to your playing Here are 101 definitive licks plus demonstration tracks via online audio from every major blues guitar style, neatly organized into easy-to-use categories. They're all here, including Delta blues, jump blues,...- $19.99
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Author:Joel Selvin
Arhoolie Records Down Home Music: The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz
A visual storytelling celebration of American roots music in its rich variety through unseen and newly scanned photographs by the founder of the legendary Arhoolie Records. Founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz, the one-man operation Arhoolie Records eventually produced more than four hundred albums...- $40.00
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Author:Robert Ford
A Blues Bibliography: Second Edition: Volume 2
This book provides a sequel to Robert Ford's comprehensive reference work A Blues Bibliography, the second edition of which was published in 2007. Bringing Ford's bibliography of resources up to date, this volume covers works published since 2005, complementing the first volume by extending...- $52.95
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Author:David McGee
B.B. King: There Is Always One More Time
The Lives in Music series meshes biography with discography. This debut title profiles the legendary King of Blues, B.B. King. An opening essay charts his life from childhood in the Mississippi Delta up to his first studio session. The author then takes an inside...- $19.99
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Author:Larry Birnbaum
Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll
An essential work for rock fans and scholars, Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll surveys the origins of rock 'n' roll from the minstrel era to the emergence of Bill Haley and Elvis Presley. Unlike other histories of rock, Before Elvis offers...- $62.00
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