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The blues had a child and they called it rock and roll. But it's impossible to look past the parent when so much unbridled talent has and continues to contribute to this increasingly popular music form. This Blues. So much feeling. So much mood. So well captured. You can feel the soul stirring in 20 stunning photo-biographies featuring Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, B. B. King, Memphis Minnie, John Lee Hooker, plus 17 more. Each of their works--their rise to fame--is eloquently captured in every mini-biography. Look at all the stories, from the blues' slavery beginnings through the strains that sparked rock and roll. Then hear it smoldering in the 10-song accompanying CD designed to heighten this unequaled collection.
Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1st edition (September 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0879056886
ISBN-13: 978-0879056889
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.5 x 7.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This splendid little book is a very nice and compact history of blues, which would make a nice intro for someone not too familiar with the music, but it's the fantastic photos by Rae Flerlage that really set it apart from the competition. Flerlage is a fantistic photographer who was a fixture on the South and West Side club scenes for a long time, and his photos capture something of the essence of the great performances that made the blues from the 20s to the 50s so exciting. Lots of cigarette smoke and sweat in these pictures -- these clubs must have rocked!
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