The Blues Fake Book [Plastic Comb]

Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1999

The most comprehensive single-volume blues publication ever, with songs spanning the entire history of the genre. Every major blues artist is well-represented, including Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Billie Holiday, Leadbelly, Alberta Hunter, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Witherspoon, Bessie Smith, Sonny Boy Williamson, and scores of others. Features very easy-to-read engravings of 400 fantastic songs, including: All Your Love (I Miss Loving) * Angel Eyes * Baby Please Don't Go * Basin Street Blues * Beale Street Blues * Bell Bottom Blues * Black Coffee * Crossroads * Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans * Everyday (I Have the Blues) * Fine and Mellow * Folsom Prison Blues * A Good Man Is Hard to Find * Hellhound on My Trail * (I) Can't Afford to Do It * I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues * Ice Cream Man * Lady Sings the Blues * Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) * Lucille * Mean Woman Blues * My First Wife Left Me * Nine Below Zero * Oh! Darling * Road Runner * Royal Garden Blues * St. Louis Blues * Steamroller Blues * Stormy Weather * Sweet Home Chicago * Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do * The Thrill Is Gone * Worried Man Blues * hundreds more!

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Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

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• Plastic Comb: 408 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793558557
• ISBN-13: 978-0793558551
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference book for intermediate to advanced players, February 16, 2006

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Lyle Brewer (Vernon, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Blues Fake Book (Plastic Comb)

This is a good book for players who already have a good grasp of the blues. It's a great reference book for those songs that don't follow standard blues chord progressions. If you're just starting to learn the blues, it's still a good buy, however, it won't teach you how to play the blues or how to get the sound you hear on recorded versions of the songs. It's basically lyrics and chord progressions - that's it. If that's all your expecting, you should be happy with it.

43 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most complete blues songlists ever assembled!, October 11, 1999

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David (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blues Fake Book (Plastic Comb)

Any fan of the blues will find this to be a wonderful songbnook. A fake book can be used by a variety of musicians, guitarists, keyboard players, and pianists. They all "fake it" from the melodies and chords of the song. Singers love fake books as well... allowing them to carry an enormous amount of lyrics to gigs.

This book has many "never before published" songs along with the standard "must have" blues tunes. What a great fake book!!!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Songs!, August 31, 2006

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T. M. Keithly "Bassman 17" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Blues Fake Book (Plastic Comb)

This is a large collections of blues songs. Easy to read, good arrangements. My only reservation is that it didn't contain a lot of blues tunes that are popular, or are the real classics. That may be the result of copyright issues; may be too expensive for the publisher to provide the most popular songs.