The Rough Guide to Blues gives you the complete lowdown on all the grittiest singers, bottleneck guitarists, belt-it-out divas and wailing harmonica players that made the most influential music of the last century. From music legend B.B. King to folk hero Robert Johnson, the guide includes detailed profiles of hundreds of artists and critical reviews of their best albums. The fascinating story is told in full – how the blues crawled from the Mississippi Delta, went electric in the big cities, and spread across the world – with feature boxes on topics like boogie woogie, gospel and the best blues record labels. Check out the ten greatest slide-guitar tracks – or the ten most miserable “woke up this mornin”s. with the handy playlists that help you to pick’n’choose quick “best ofs” to download to your iPod or MP3 player.
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Author Nigel Williamson is a regular contributor to the magazines Uncut and Songlines, and is the author of The Rough Guide To Bob Dylan.
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Blues 1 (Rough Guide Reference) (Paperback)
Lacking satisfactory background knowledge I strongly felt it'd do me well to bone up some on this rich history of the musical tradition called the Blues. In addition to this somewhat romanticized and mysterious past promising to be entertaining to read about I knew that most of the music I've loved as what some may call a middle class white boy comes from the Blues, to one degree or another. I really feel I should know more about these people. I've found "Rough Guide to the Blues" to be a well written, top-notch reference book that provides a solid and through overview of a long, rich cultural history. That's the point of it. Detailed profiles of hundreds of musicians and critical reviews of the best, most influential Blues albums. Tells you what albums and songs to hear, offering lists as well such as 10 best harmonica solos and 10 greatest slide-guitar tracks. Rockers influenced by the Blues are covered as well.
Robert Plant digs it. Says author Nigel Williamson "has transported these angel wraiths into the 21st century - breathing new life into a glorious kaleidoscope of Afro-American music".
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Blues 1 (Rough Guide Reference) (Paperback)
This book has two parts. The first has a fairly short history of the blues that suddenly seems to stop in the 70's, with no mention of G Love, Jon Spencer or even the White Stripes.
Part 2 is a encyclopedia of blues artists, which I skipped.
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Where did the blues begin? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
natural blues, blues foundation, mighty tight woman, plantation picnics, field recording unit, early bluesmen, country bluesmen, solo sides, male blues singer, further albums, blues boom, skiffle craze, local juke joints, swamp blues, blues revival, blues heroes, jump blues, blues scene, blues scholars, jug band, acoustic blues, slide playing, debut solo album, comeback album, risqué lyrics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Muddy Waters, New Orleans, New York, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Willie Dixon, Los Angeles, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Little Walter, Bob Dylan, World War, West Coast, Son House, Elmore James, Bessie Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Chess Records, Tampa Red, Led Zeppelin, American Folk Blues Festival Browse Sample Pages:
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natural blues, blues foundation, mighty tight woman, plantation picnics, field recording unit, early bluesmen, country bluesmen, solo sides, male blues singer, further albums, blues boom, skiffle craze, local juke joints, swamp blues, blues revival, blues heroes, jump blues, blues scene, blues scholars, jug band, acoustic blues, slide playing, debut solo album, comeback album, risqué lyrics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Muddy Waters, New Orleans, New York, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Willie Dixon, Los Angeles, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Little Walter, Bob Dylan, World War, West Coast, Son House, Elmore James, Bessie Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Chess Records, Tampa Red, Led Zeppelin, American Folk Blues Festival Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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