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Booker "Bukka" White (1905-1977) was one of the most important blues musicians of the twentieth century. The twelve song......more

Booker "Bukka" White (1905-1977) was one of the most important blues musicians of the twentieth century. The twelve song......more

In conversations on regional blues, the traditions of the Mississippi Delta, the Carolina Piedmont, Chicago, Houston, Me......more

In conversations on regional blues, the traditions of the Mississippi Delta, the Carolina Piedmont, Chicago, Houston, Me......more

The emotional, epic story of James "Cornbread" Harris--a self-proclaimed "blessed dude" and one of Minneapolis’s most in......more

The Mariachi Voice is a practical resource for all educational program directors, voice professors, historians, singers,......more

You don’t have to be a jazz expert to give your students a great introduction to improvisation. The Classroom Guide to J......more

You don’t have to be a jazz expert to give your students a great introduction to improvisation. The Classroom Guide to J......more

"The Blind Boys of Alabama are the quintessential gospel vocal group, and the longest-running musical institution in Ame......more

Out of the Blue: Life on the Road with Muddy Waters begins with a moment lifted from a young musician’s dreams. Brian Bi......more

Out of the Blue: Life on the Road with Muddy Waters begins with a moment lifted from a young musician’s dreams. Brian Bi......more

SuperCollider, an open-source, cross-platform software program for real-time sound synthesis and algorithmic composition......more

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Deep Inside the Blues collects thirty-four of Margo Cooper’s interviews with blues artists and is illustrated with over ......more

Lonnie Johnson is a blues legend. His virtuosity on the blues guitar is second to none, and his influence on artists fro......more

Many listeners first heard "Hound Dog" when Elvis Presley’s single topped the pop, country, and R&B charts in 1956. But ......more

Many listeners first heard "Hound Dog" when Elvis Presley’s single topped the pop, country, and R&B charts in 1956. But ......more

This is the definitive account of the LGBTQ trailblazers of early blues and a fascinating consideration of the intersect......more

Finalist, 2024 Lesbian Memoir/Biography, Lambda Literary Award for Arts and Culture A queer, Black "biography in essays"......more

Discover the real story behind the legend. Learn about Elvis’shumble roots in a shotgun shack in East Tupelo, Mississipp......more

Terry Abrahamson parlayed his nights at the feet of MUDDY WATERS, HOWLIN’ WOLF and HOUND DOG TAYLOR into a GRAMMY and li......more

Big Joe Turner was the greatest of the blues shouters. For more than five decades, from Kansas City saloons to Carnegie ......more

Big Joe Turner was the greatest of the blues shouters. For more than five decades, from Kansas City saloons to Carnegie ......more

Explores lyrical representations of romantic and sexual betrayal in the blues, revealing deceit and entrapment constrain......more

NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS’ PICK OF 2023 The drama of In Cold Blood meets the stylings of a Coen brothers film in this long-......more

Born into poverty in Mississippi at the close of the nineteenth century, Charley Patton and Jimmie Rodgers established t......more

Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Winner of the American Book Award, Before Colu......more

Tells the story of classic blues singers from Ma Rainey to Bessie Smith....more

Tells the story of classic blues singers from Ma Rainey to Bessie Smith....more

Literacy in a Long Blues Note: Black Women’s Literature and Music in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries t......more

Hound Dog Taylor made guitars howl and hips shake. A founding father of lo-fi blues rock--that gritty, stripped-down sou......more

In January 2017, Norman Beaker became only one of eight 21-st century British artists to be officially recognised and in......more

At the height of the blues revival, Marina Bokelman and David Evans, young graduate students from California, made two t......more

Born 130 years ago in the heart of Mississippi, Charlie Patton (c. 1891-1934) is considered by many to be a father of th......more

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"The blues had a baby and they called it rock ’n’ roll," said the great Muddy Waters. But what was the firstborn? What w......more

"The blues had a baby and they called it rock ’n’ roll," said the great Muddy Waters. But what was the firstborn? What w......more

The complete edition of the three volume series on playing boogie-woogie piano. From the basics to more advanced techniq......more

This book documents a great American story, that of B.B. King, the "King of the Blues," and one of America’s most import......more

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String Thang by Mark Wood is based on the twelve-bar blues. The blues has deep roots in American history, developed out ......more

Dennis Walker has been "chasing the blues" for a lifetime, starting with his first producing credit in 1965. He is a thr......more

Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in e......more

Dennis Walker has been "chasing the blues" for a lifetime, starting with his first producing credit in 1965. He is a thr......more

Explores the work of professional blues musician Lonnie Johnson, demonstrating how his recorded works reveal lyrical and......more

Improvising Boogie-Woogie Volume.3 (Includes Downloadable audio) The third volume in a series of three comprehensive boo......more

Improvising Boogie-Woogie Volume.2 (Includes Downloadable audio) The second volume in a series of three comprehensive bo......more

The story of bluesman Robert Johnson and his deal with the Devil at the crossroads is one of the core myths at the heart......more

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A fusion of history, culture, and song in a practical travel guide for music lovers who want to understand more of what ......more

An updated new edition of Ted Gioia’s acclaimed compendium of jazz standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundre......more

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A first-ever book on the subject, New York City Blues: Postwar Portraits from Harlem to the Village and Beyond offers a ......more

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Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Winner of the American Book Award, Before Colu......more

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How do you love and not like the same thing at the same time? This was the riddle that met Mississippi writer B. Brian F......more

How do you love and not like the same thing at the same time? This was the riddle that met Mississippi writer B. Brian F......more

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