Blues musicians - United States
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Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson
$28.00 Add to cartA Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020
An intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson’s st
” Brother Robert} book does much to pull the blues master out of the fog of myth.”–Rolling Stone- Author: Anderson, Annye C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 0306845261
- Language: English
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See That My Grave Is Kept Clean: The World and Music of Blind Lemon Jefferson
$28.00 Read moreA new biography of the beloved but mysterious Blind Lemon Jefferson, famous blues musician. Born in 1897, Jefferson was a blind street musician who played his guitar at the corner of Elm Street and Ce… [more below]
- Author: Govenar, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1646053125
- Language: English
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Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan
$20.00 Read moreAn instant New York Times bestseller
The definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with an epilogue by Jimmie Vaughan, and foreword and afterword by Double Trouble’s Chris Layton and- Author: Paul, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1250622263
- Language: English
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Big Boss Man: The Life and Music of Bluesman Jimmy Reed
$34.48 Add to cartBIG BOSS MAN THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BLUESMAN JIMMY REED
- Author: Romano, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0879308788
- Language: English
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Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll
$21.99 Add to cartThis vivid celebration of blues and early rock ‘n’ roll includes some of the first and most illuminating profiles of such blues masters as Muddy Waters, Skip James, and Howlin’ Wolf; excursions into t… [more below]
- Author: Guralnick, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0316332720
- Language: English
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Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues
$30.00 Add to cartWinner, Best History, 2012 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research
When Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) was “rediscovered” by blues re
- Series: American Made Music
- Author: Ratcliffe, Philip R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: March 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1496818350
- Language: English
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Wired: The Short Life & Fast Times of John Belushi
$19.99 Add to cartThis reissue of Bob Woodword’s classic book about John Belushi–one of the most interesting performers and personalities in show business history–“is told with the same narrative style that Woodward … [more below]
- Author: Woodward, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 06 2012
- ISBN10: 1451655592
- Language: English
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Rage to Survive: The Etta James Story
$19.99 Add to cartPerhaps the finest soul singer of the rock era-but equally at home singing blues and jazz — Etta James is one of the great women of American music. In Rage to Survive she tells her mesmerizing tale i… [more below]
- Author: Ritz, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 05 2003
- ISBN10: 0306812622
- Language: English
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The History of the Blues: The Roots, the Music, the People
$24.99 Add to cartFrancis Davis’s The History of the Blues is a groundbreaking rethinking of the blues that fearlessly examines how race relations have altered perceptions of the music. Tracing its origins from the Mis… [more below]
- Author: Davis, Francis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 04 2003
- ISBN10: 0306812967
- Language: English
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Moanin’ at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin’ Wolf
$24.99 Add to cartThe definitive biography of the musical giant who became a titan in the blues pantheon
One of the greatest artists the blues ever produced, Howlin’ Wolf was a musical giant in every way. He stood six- Author: Segrest, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 31 2007
- ISBN10: 1560256834
- Language: English
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Can’t Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
$22.99 Add to cart“A biography that crackles with as much energy as the great bluesman’s songs.” –Ted Drozdowski, Boston Phoenix
The epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters–who went from Mississippi farm- Author: Gordon, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0316164941
- Language: English
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
$22.48 Add to cartGUITAR WORLD PRESENTS: STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
- Series: Guitar World Presents
- Author: Guitar World Magazine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: March 01 2010
- ISBN10: 879309717
- Language: English
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Rollin’ and Tumblin’: The Postwar Blues Guitarists
$32.98 Add to cartROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ – THE POSTWAR BLUES GUITARISTS
- Author: Obrecht, Jas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 466
- Publish Date: July 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0879306130
- Language: English
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Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B. B. King
$18.99 Add to cart“A treasure trove of information…told with real feeling.” —Washington Post Book World
“Charming…honest…transcendent…. It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a close friend.” —Bill
- Author: King, B. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 08, 2011
- ISBN10: 0062061038
- Language: English
