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Blues
A Guide to the Blues
Austin Sonnier, Jr.
Greenwood, 1994. ISBN#:0-313-28724-4
hardbound, 287 pages, B&W
illus.
Reference. Brief historic overview, followed by a whoĠs who
comprised of good, short biographies, with cursory discographies. We use
frequently.
Blues from the Delta
William Ferris
Anchor Press,
1978. ISBN#: 0-385-09918-5
hardbound, 226 pages, B&W illus.,
$9.
History. Tad self- serving, but nothing as smarmy as the Lomax
book, The Land Where the Blues Began (Pantheon, 1993). By the
future head of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, with a
homey feel and gentle touch. Concentrates on Mississippi Delta blues
Nothing But the Blues: The Music and the Musicians
Lawrence Cohn
Abbeville, 1993. ISBN#: 1-55859-271-7
hardbound,
432 pages, B&W illus., $45.
History. Good first book to get if $45
is a reasonable number for you. While it borders on a coffee table
book, the illustrations are swell, the writtinĠ easy going and accurate.
Not definitive by any means, but provides a good overview. Short
discography.
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