Children of the Blues: 49 Musicians Shaping a New Blues Tradition

by Art Tipaldi

This book offers first-person recollections from a new generation of artists who applied the musical and life lessons of the fathers of the blues, stoking the 1960s blues revival that continues today. It focuses on 49 current musicians who preserve traditional blues forms while infusing them with fresh voices and lessons. Artists covered include: Rory Block • Taj Mahal • Robert Cray • Junior Watson • Charlie Musselwhite • Stevie Ray Vaughan • Marcia Ball • Duke Robillard • Bob Margolin • Tommy Shannon • Keb' Mo' • and many more.

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Dan Shonka · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great resource Art Tipaldi has crafted with the help of this generation of blues musicians. The featured generation in this tome do a great job referencing their influences from the previous couple of generations of bluesmen. It also features several of today's bluesmen extolling the virtues of clean and sober lifestyles. They note their playing improves with sobriety and they have witnessed too many great talents cut short due to substance abuses. But mostly I'm excited to listen to some of these blues artists I have not heard before. If you enjoy blues music, I think you will find this book very enlightening.