Blues


Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Blues People: Negro Music in White America
Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
The History Of The Blues: The Roots, The Music, The People
The Land Where the Blues Began
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
Searching for Robert Johnson
Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson
When I Left Home: My Story
The Blues: A Very Short Introduction
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf
Chasin' That Devil Music: Searching For The Blues
Big Road Blues: Tradition And Creativity In The Folk Blues
Billie Holiday by John F. SzwedCelebrating Bird by Gary GiddinsDuke Ellington's America by Harvey G. CohenMusic is My Mistress by Duke EllingtonMr B by Cary Ginell
JAZZLIVES
91 books — 9 voters
Juke by Brian D. BriscoeBlues Legacies and Black Feminism by Angela Y. DavisThe Land Where the Blues Began by Alan LomaxEscaping the Delta by Elijah WaldBlues All Around Me by B.B. King
Blues Music
135 books — 18 voters

David Mutti Clark
The music echoes in the emptiness. It reminds us where we came from and where we’re bound.
David Mutti Clark, Professor Brown Shoes Teaches the Blues

Joyce Carol Oates
This doctor says there are miracle drugs now to control the "blues." I said, oh if the blues go, what about blues music? He asked is the music worth the agony & I said that depends on the music & he said life is more precious to retain than music, if a person is depressed her life is endangered & I said there must be a middle way & I would find that way. ...more
Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde

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