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Author:   David Dicaire
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780786406067

ISBN 10:   0786406062
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   15 October 1999
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction      PART ONE: THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUESMEN      Charley Patton (1891–1934): Pony Blues      Eddie “Son” House (1902–1988): Preachin’ the Blues      Skip James (1903–1969): I’m so Glad      Big Joe Williams (1903–1982): Poor Joe's Blues      Robert Johnson (1911–1938): At the Crossroads      Robert Jr. Lockwood (1915– ): The Master’s Apprentice      Johnny Shines (1915–1992): A Traveling Companion      John Lee Hooker (1917– ): Boogie Child      Albert King (1923–1992): Born Under a Blues Sign      B. B. King (1925– ): The Little Blues Boy      PART TWO: THE CHICAGO BLUES SCHOOL      Big Bill Broonzy (1893–1958): Key to the Highway      Tampa Red (1904–1981): The Guitar Wizard      John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson (1914–1948): The Bluebird Blues      Muddy Waters (1915V1983): Catfish Blues      Willie Dixon (1915–1992): The Background Man      Howlin' Wolf (1910–1976): Growlin’ the Blues      Elmore James (1918–1963): The Broomduster      Sonny Boy Williamson II (1910–1965): One Way Out Blues      Jimmy Reed (1925–1976): The Sweet Blues      Little Walter (1930–1968): The Mississippi Saxophone      Otis Spann (1930–1970): A Blues Story      Otis Rush (1934– ): Double Trouble Blues      Buddy Guy (1936– ): The First Time I Met the Blues      Magic Sam (1937–1969): West Side Blues      PART THREE: THE TEXAS BLUES TRADITION      Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897–1929): The Blues Comet      Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter (1889–1949): 'Lectric Chair Blues      Aaron T-Bone Walker (1910–1975): Stormy Monday Blues      Sam “Lightnin” Hopkins (1912–1985): Lightnin’ Strikes      Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown (1924– ): Gatemouth’s Blues      Albert Collins (1932–1993): The Iceman Cometh      Freddie King (1935–1976): A Link in the Chain      Johnny Copeland (1937–1997): The Fire Maker      PART FOUR: WOMEN OF THE BLUES      Ma Rainey (1886–1939): Mother of the Blues      Bessie Smith (1894–1939): Empress of the Blues      Ida Cox (1896–1967): Raisin’ Cain      Sippie Wallace (1898–1986): Special Delivery Blues      Victoria Spivey (1906–1976): Moanin’ the Blues      Willie Mae Thornton (1926–1984): Hound Dog Blues      Koko Taylor (1935– ): I Got What It Takes      Etta James (1938– ): The Messenger’s Voice      PART FIVE: BLUES OUTSIDE THE DELTA      Lonnie Johnson (1894–1970): Mr. Johnson’s Blues      Blind Willie McTell (1901–1959): Dean of Atlanta Blues      Pete Johnson (1904–1967): A Boogie-Woogie King      Roosevelt Sykes (1906–1984): The Honeydripper Blues      Blind Boy Fuller (1907–1941): Rattlesnakin’ Daddy Blues      Big Joe Turner (1911–1985): Shoutin’ the Blues      Sonny Terry (1911–1986) and Brownie McGhee (1915–1996): East Coast Blues Duo      Professor Longhair (1918–1980): New Orleans House Party      John Mayall (1934– ): The Blues Professor      Appendix: Recordings by Three or More Blues Singers      Selected Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

extensive profiles...essential for blues collections.

"Extensive profiles...recommended."" —Choice ""A good and interesting introduction to blues greats."" —ARBA ""Provides short biographies of fifty blues singers of the early 20th century, providing a reference volume for casual listeners and avid fans alike."" —Midwest Book Review"

Author Information

David Dicaire is the author of numerous works about music history. He lives in Leamington, Ontario, Canada.

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