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W.C. Handy : The Life And Times Of The Man Who Made The Blues

Rainbow Quest With Pete Seeger. Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee.

Lead Belly : A Life In Pictures

  • Lead Belly : A Life In Pictures
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    edited by Tiny Robinson and John Reynolds with introduction by Tom Waits ; poems by Tyehimba Jess and foreword by Glenn O’Brien
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    Book, 1st ed, Steidl, 2008
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    The influential Louisiana bluesman, Lead Belly, wrote and performed some of the best-loved songs of the twentieth century, including “The Midnight Special,” “Rock Island Line” and his signature song, “Goodnight, Irene,” which became an international hit in 1950, eight months after his death. Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures is a treasure trove of rare, unpublished photographs, news clippings, concert programs, personal correspondence (including letters from Woody Guthrie), record albums, awards and other memorabilia retrieved only recently from a basement trunk in New York. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     OVERSIZE (UPPER)  ML420.L277 L37 2008  AVAILABLE

The B.B. King Treasures : Photos, Mementos & Music From B.B. King’s Collection

  • The B.B. King Treasures : Photos, Mementos & Music From  B.B. King's Collection
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    B.B. King with Dick Waterman ; introduction by Charles Sawyer
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    Book, 1st ed, Bulfinch Press, 2005
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    An intimate portrait of a living legend, the foremost blues singer and guitarist of our time, complete with an audio CD featuring unreleased music and interviews.In 1947, with two and a half dollars in his pocket and his guitar on his back, Riley B. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  ML420.K473 A3 2005  AVAILABLE

Moanin’ At Midnight : The Life And Times Of Howlin’ Wolf

Raggin’ The Blues : Legendary Country Blues And Ragtime Musicians

Can’t Be Satisfied : The Life And Times Of Muddy Waters

Boogie Man : The Adventures Of John Lee Hooker In The American Twentieth Century

  • Boogie Man : The Adventures Of John Lee Hooker In The  American Twentieth Century
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    Charles Shaar Murray
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    Book, 1st ed, St. Martin’s Press, 2000
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    Acclaimed writer Charles Shaar Murray’s Boogie Man is the authorized and authoritative biography of an extraordinary musician. Murray helps Hooker set the record straight, disentangling the myths and legends from truths so rock-ribbed that we understand, as if for the first time, why they have provided the source for a lifetime of unforgettable sound.Murray weaves together Hooker’s life and music to reveal their indissoluble bonds. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  ML420.H635 M87 2000  AVAILABLE

The Blues Singers : Ten Who Rocked The World

Earl Hooker, Blues Master

The Blues Is A Feeling : Voices & Visions Of African- American Blues Musicians

  • The Blues Is A Feeling : Voices & Visions Of African- American Blues Musicians
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    photographs & interviews by James Fraher ; with an introduction by William H. Wiggins, Jr
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    Book, 1st hardback ed, Face to Face Books, 1998
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    The Blues is a Feeling is a book for followers of blues music, photographic book collectors, and readers interested in African-American studies in music and culture. Included in the book are photographs and quotes from Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Sunnyland Slim, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Willie Kent, Junior Kimbrough and many more of the African-American men and women who have made the blues one of America’s greatest musical traditions. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  ML87 .F73 1998  AVAILABLE

The World Don’t Owe Me Nothing : The Life And Times Of Delta Bluesman Honeyboy Edwards

Blues All Around Me : The Autobiography Of B.B. King

A Guide To The Blues : History, Who’s Who, Research Sources

The Big Book Of Blues : A Biographical Encyclopedia