blues music

A comprehensive look at the history of blues music, from its origins to the present time, including the musicians involved in creating that history.

Traces the evolution of the blues from the early twentieth-century South through the 1990s; provides biographical profiles of almost three hundred blues artists; features expanded biographies of twenty-four blues legends; highlights fifty significant blues recordings; and includes a guide to festivals and books.

Chronicles the growth of the blues in the Mississippi Delta Region and offers insight into its importance in African-American culture.

A comprehensive history of the development of rhythm and blues, rap, and hip-hop in American popular music focusing on the songs, performances, and social issues of such artists as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King.

A history of the development of the Blues and its foundation in twentieth-century jazz, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and hip-hop, as well as its origin in the spirituals sung by African-American slaves.

The author of the popular Wall Street Journal column "The Expat Life" offers a lively account of his family's move to China, which culminated in him fronting a successful Chinese blues band called Woodie Alan.

Examines the history and origin of the Blues and its influence on the music industry, and describes its connection with African traditions, folklore, and the oppression of slavery; country and urban blues, and contemporary blues.

A songbook of blues music with songs and captioned pictures.

Explores the history of blues music, describing key figures in its evolution such as Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, Bessie Smith, and Robert Johnson; its different forms; and its influence on rock artists such as Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, and the White Stripes.

Traces the origins of blues music, its evolution in the United States, and its influence on jazz and rock and roll.