All Music Guide to the Blues - 3rd Edition

All Music Guide to the Blues - 3rd Edition
The Definitive Guide to the Blues

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All Music Guide to the Blues - 3rd Edition - The Definitive Guide to the Blues

Complete, concise, authoritative and fully updated to reflect today's revitalized blues world, the latest edition of this guide is any blues fan's lifeline to the best music, past and present. It reviews and rates 8,900 recordings in all major styles across the blues map – from Delta blues to Louisiana, Memphis, Chicago, Texas and beyond; from classic female singers to jump blues, blues slide guitar, blues in jazz, Dixieland, zydeco, soul blues, blues-rock, modern acoustic and electric blues, and more. This fun and easy-to-use guide provides profiles of over 1,200 artists. Historical essays plus supplemental “music maps” chart the roots and evolution of the blues, its various styles, instruments used, key artists, and more. The essays explore the blues from the Mississippi Delta to modern electric blues and everything in between. Also includes 30 “top lists” recommending the best albums for each blues style – essential for starting or expanding a great record collection.

All Music Guide to the Blues - 3rd Edition is produced by Backbeat Books.

Product Details

Length:	754 pages
Subtitle:	The Definitive Guide to the Blues
Series Description:	Book - Reference
Produced By:	Backbeat Books
Media Type:	Sheet Music
ISBN #:	879307366