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245 00 a| Nothing but the blues :b| the music and the musicians /c| [edited by] Lawrence Cohn ; [text by] Mary Katherine Aldin, Bruce Bastin, Samuel Charters, John H. Cowley, David Evans, Mark A. Humphrey, Jim O'Neal, Barry Pearson, Richard K. Spottswood, and Charles Wolfe.;

300 a| 432 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 29 cm;

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504 a| Includes discography (pages 410-413), bibliographical references (pages 414-416), and index.;

586 a| ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award recipient, 1994.;

520 a| In eleven authoritative essays this book traces the African-American origins of the music, its early development as popular entertainment, its early recorded manifestations, its regional differentiation (Mid-South, Tidewater-Piedmont, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles), its many stylistic dimensions, and its contemporary manifestations. Country blues, urban blues, the evolution of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and the blues revival are all fully covered. But the written history is only part of the story. Blues fans have always treasured rare photographs of their heroes, and this volume is gloriously illustrated with posed and candid shots of the musicians as well as photographs of such one-of-a-kind artifacts and documents as Leadbelly's NYPD rap sheet and classic recording contracts. This book features an introduction by one of the genre's living legends, B. B. King, and a comprehensive "best of the best" discography, including current and rereleased recordings as well as the collectors' treasures to go after. Blues is more popular than ever before. Not only are reissues of historical blues classics selling in unprecedented numbers, but a whole new crop of vital young blues artists is active in clubs and on record today. This is a lavishly illustrated comprehensive history of the music and the musicians, as well as the promoters, producers, and others who have shaped--and continue to shape--this powerful and enduringly popular American musical art form.;

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Nothing but the blues : the music and the musicians / [edited by] Lawrence Cohn ; [text by] Mary Katherine Aldin, Bruce Bastin, Samuel Charters, John H. Cowley, David Evans, Mark A. Humphrey, Jim O'Neal, Barry Pearson, Richard K. Spottswood, and Charles Wolfe.

Other author	Cohn, Lawrence, 1932-
Other author	Aldin, Mary Katherine.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Abbeville Press, ©1993.
Description	432 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects	Blues (Music)--History and criticism. Blues musicians--United States.

Contents	Workin' on the building: roots and influences / Samuel Charters -- Goin' up the country: blues in Texas and the deep South / David Evans -- Country girls, classic blues, and vaudeville voices: women and the blues / Richard K. Spottswood -- Holy blues: the gospel tradition / Mark A. Humphrey -- Bright lights, big city: urban blues / Mark A. Humphrey -- Truckin' my blues away: East Coast Piedmont styles / Bruce Bastin -- A lighter shade of blue: white country blues / Charles Wolfe -- Don't leave me here: non-commercial blues: the field trips, 1924-60 / John H. Cowley -- Jump steady: the roots of R&B / Barry Pearson -- I once was lost, but now I'm found: the blues revival of the 1960s / Jim O'Neal -- Standing at the crossroads: the blues today / Mary Katherine Aldin.
Abstract	In eleven authoritative essays this book traces the African-American origins of the music, its early development as popular entertainment, its early recorded manifestations, its regional differentiation (Mid-South, Tidewater-Piedmont, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles), its many stylistic dimensions, and its contemporary manifestations. Country blues, urban blues, the evolution of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and the blues revival are all fully covered. But the written history is only part of the story. Blues fans have always treasured rare photographs of their heroes, and this volume is gloriously illustrated with posed and candid shots of the musicians as well as photographs of such one-of-a-kind artifacts and documents as Leadbelly's NYPD rap sheet and classic recording contracts. This book features an introduction by one of the genre's living legends, B. B. King, and a comprehensive "best of the best" discography, including current and rereleased recordings as well as the collectors' treasures to go after. Blues is more popular than ever before. Not only are reissues of historical blues classics selling in unprecedented numbers, but a whole new crop of vital young blues artists is active in clubs and on record today. This is a lavishly illustrated comprehensive history of the music and the musicians, as well as the promoters, producers, and others who have shaped--and continue to shape--this powerful and enduringly popular American musical art form.
Bibliography note	Includes discography (pages 410-413), bibliographical references (pages 414-416), and index.
Awards note	ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award recipient, 1994.
LCCN	93002791
ISBN	1558592717 :

Nothing but the blues : the music and the musicians / [edited by] Lawrence Cohn ; [text by] Mary Katherine Aldin, Bruce Bastin, Samuel Charters, John H. Cowley, David Evans, Mark A. Humphrey, Jim O'Neal, Barry Pearson, Richard K. Spottswood, and Charles Wolfe.

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