Blues Legends
Blues Legends

Author: Charles K. Cowdery

Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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The blues had a child and they called it rock and roll. But it's impossible to look past the parent when so much unbridled talent has and continues to contribute to this increasingly popular music form. The Blues. So much feeling. So much mood. So well-captured. You can feel the soul stirring in 20 stunning photo-biographies featuring Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Memphis Minnie, John Lee Hooker plus 17 more. Each of their lives, their works -- their rise to fame -- is eloquently captured in every mini-biography. When you look at all the stories -- from the blues' slavery beginnings through the strains that sparked rock and roll. Then hear it smoldering in the 10-song accompanying CD designed to heighten this unequaled collection.

Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta
Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta

Author: Steven Manheim

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-06-10

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1439667098

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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 as work songs in Mississippi cotton fields, was played on city street corners and in rural juke joints. With the Great Migration of African Americans in the first half of the 20th century, the Delta blues also made its way from Mississippi to Chicago. The sound of the blues would become the blueprint for the birth of rock and roll in Memphis in the 1950s. The era of the great Delta blues musicians is over, but their legacy remains an important chapter in American music. This book contains images of these important performers and the rich Delta landscapes that influenced their music.

The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World
The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World

Author: Julius Lester

Publisher: Jump At The Sun

Published: 2001-05

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13:

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Highlights the careers of Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Little Richard, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin.

Elwood's Blues
Elwood's Blues

Author: Dan Aykroyd

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2004-09-01

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781617747724

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(Book). Elwood's Blues is an entertaining and informative collection of conversations with the legends and rising stars of blues and rock music, drawn from the popular syndicated radio series, The House of Blues Radio Hour . Host Dan Aykroyd, in character as Elwood Blues of the legendary Blues Brothers, has interviewed over 900 blues and rock greats since 1993. This book compiles the best of those, including discussions with living legends B.B. King and Buddy Guy, past masters John Lee Hooker and Stevie Ray Vaughan, rising stars Keb' Mo' and Susan Tedeschi, and blues-rooted rock stars such as Robert Plant and Bill Wyman.

House of Blues
House of Blues

Author: Daniel Siwek

Publisher: Insight Editions

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781608872534

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Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the House of Blues is an institution in music history. Since opening its doors in 1992 in a converted historical house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it has been home to live music, original folk art, and delta-inspired cuisine. The concert and restaurant chain grew out of a founding ideal to introduce the world to the music of the rural south, including the blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, jazz, and roots-based rock and roll. Today, House of Blues boasts thirteen unique venues across the country. Countless famous musicians have performed on those stages, from the Blues Brothers, Bootsy Collins, Al Green, and Eric Clapton, to Lenny Kravitz, 50 Cent, and Snoop Dogg. Concertgoers, music fans, and pop culture junkies alike will dig this illustrated account of the story behind the music. Chapters explore the venues, musicians, performances, and food, providing readers with a backstage pass to everything House of Blues. Personal interviews with company founders and famous musicians tell the story, revealing behind-the-scenes details and outrageous party anecdotes. Vivid photography showcases iconic performers on stage as well as in private moments in dressing rooms. Tucked among the pages are concert memorabilia, including special reproductions of tickets, posters, and menus.

Blues Piano Legends
Blues Piano Legends

Author: Hal Leonard Corp.

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2015-05-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 149502914X

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(Artist Transcriptions). 16 transcriptions that all blues fans should know, including: Big Chief * Bloody Murder * Boogie Woogie Stomp * Chicago Breakdown * Confessin' the Blues * Driftin' Blues * Every Day I Have the Blues * 44 Blues * Got My Mo Jo Working * Honky Tonk Train (Honky Tonk Train Blues) * I Just Want to Make Love to You * Mess Around * (The Original) Boogie Woogie * Swanee River Boogie * Two Fisted Mama * Worried Life Blues.

The Ultimate Book of Blues Guitar Legends
The Ultimate Book of Blues Guitar Legends

Author: Pete Prown

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2024-10-29

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0760387567

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The Ultimate Book of Blues Guitar Legends features 150+ blues guitarists from prewar to today, featuring artist photography and an authoritative text detailing their careers and gear.

Jazz & Blues Musicians of South Carolina
Jazz & Blues Musicians of South Carolina

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9781570037436

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Through detailed interviews with 19 South Carolina musicians, jazz historian and radio host Benjamin Franklin presents an oral history of the tradition and influence of jazz and the blues in the Palmetto State.

Blues Singers
Blues Singers

Author: David Dicaire

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-11-05

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0786462418

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This reference volume is intended for both the casual and the most avid blues fan. It is divided into five separately introduced sections and covers 50 artists with names like Muddy, Gatemouth and Hound Dog who helped shape 20th-century American music. Beginning with the pioneering Mississippi Delta bluesmen, the book then follows the spread of the genre to the city, in the section on the Chicago Blues School. The third segment covers the Texas blues tradition; the fourth, the great blueswomen; and the fifth, the genre's development outside its main schools. The styles covered range from Virginia-Piedmont to Bentonia and from barrelhouse to boogie-woogie. The main text is augmented by substantial discographies and a lengthy bibliography.