Blues

This is the book for lovers of Motown! Author and Motown historian Bill Dahl has expertly compiled this comprehensive guide to the musical combination of pop and gospel, known as …

VOTED BEST BLUES BOOK OF 2024 IN THE LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE READERS' POLLOut of the Blue: Life on the Road with Muddy Waters begins with a moment lifted from a young musician's …

F. Scott Fitzgerald named it, Louis Armstrong launched it, Paul Whiteman and Fletcher Henderson orchestrated it, and now Arnold Shaw chronicles this fabulous era in The Jazz Age. …

At the height of the blues revival, Marina Bokelman and David Evans, young graduate students from California, made two trips to Louisiana and Mississippi and short trips in their …

The late Count Basie is one of the jazz immortals. The master of swing, whose beat was the subtlest and supplest of all the bandleaders, Basie featured some of the great soloists …

In the 1920s, Southern record companies ventured to cities like Dallas, Atlanta, and New Orleans, where they set up primitive recording equipment in makeshift studios. They brought …

Praised by the Washington Post as a "e;tough, unblinkered critic,"e; James Lincoln Collier is probably the most controversial writer on jazz today. His acclaimed …

Influenced at a young age by classic country, Tejano, western swing, and the popular music of wartime America, blues musician Delbert McClinton grew up with a backstage pass to …

From Sunday Times bestselling author Lesley-Ann JonesScandalous affairs and public divorce. Addiction and fiery passion. And of course, the iconic song writing...Christine McVie - …

A first-ever book on the subject, New York City Blues: Postwar Portraits from Harlem to the Village and Beyond offers a deep dive into the blues venues and performers in the city …