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Oak Anthology of Blues Guitar: Texas Blues Guitar

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This is a very good book to explore the styles of Mance Lipscomb,Lightning Hopkins,Blind Lemon Jefferson and others.There is a feature on each Artist and an instruction on how to play each song.This is a style of playing that you really have to work at,but the tab makes it fun and rewarding.There is a plastic record (reminds me of the '70s ) which comes with the book and contains the Artists playing the songs.The only slight downfall for me was the choice of songs relating to Lightning Hopkins,but apart from that this is a brilliant book!

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BOTTOM LINE: Buy this book.

This is a well-constructed, quality book that will last for many years. The songs are legitimate Texas Blues, tabbed just the way the real bluesmen played them, not "in the style of". This is the REAL BLUES.

And a note about the "OAK ANTHOLOGY OF THE BLUES" series... Every book is collectible. That's why most are out of print and sell used for $50 and up (take a look at Oak's "Delta Blues" by Grossman). So, look at it this way: You're making an investment. You will not be disappointed. Buy this book!!!