Big Books of Spring
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Blues


Blues Books

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
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Lists

Singing in the African American Tradition - Volume 2 by Ysaye M. BarnwellHappy Traum's Complete Fingerpicking Method by Homespun TapesFive-String Banjo for Beginners by Happy TraumAn Easy Guide to Tuning Your Guitar by Happy TraumGuitar for the Absolute Beginner by Happy Traum
Homespun: Tapes, Audio, Video, teaching tools for music
39 books — 1 voter
Sonny's Blues by James BaldwinEven Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom RobbinsReservation Blues by Sherman AlexieHow Do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues? by Barthe DeClementsLady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday
The Blues
510 books — 36 voters

Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilJust Kids by Patti SmithChronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanLife by Keith RichardsOur Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,448 books — 1,352 voters
California Dreamin' by Pénélope BagieuBaby's in Black by Arne BellstorfThe Fifth Beatle by Vivek J. TiwaryKahe heli vahel. Graafiline romaan Arvo Pärdist by Joonas SildreLove in vain by J.M. Dupont
Graphic Novels and Comics About Music
162 books — 16 voters

The Commitments by Roddy DoyleChart Throb by Ben EltonSoul Music by Terry PratchettRagtime by E.L. DoctorowThe Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie
Tin Pan Alley
41 books — 14 voters
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

Quotes Tagged “Blues”

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
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Bob Dylan
“ When Johnson started singing, he seemed like a guy who could have sprung from the head of Zeus in full armor. ”
― Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
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Videos Tagged “Blues”

Busker's Holiday short preview
Busker's Holiday short preview
Curveball at the Crossroads Author & Narrator Discussion - Michael Lortz and Torian Brackett PART 2
Curveball at the Crossroads Author & Narrator Discussion - Michael Lortz and Torian Brackett PART 2
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Groups Tagged "Blues"

Books That Rock (or At Least Try To) A place to discuss fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoirs -- any type of book that focuses, at le…more
15 members, last active 8 years ago
Group dedicated to the short stories and other writings of Baltimore-born author Rafael Alvarez …more
4 members, last active 8 years ago
Music Mayhem The group is geared toward all things rock. If you read books about your favorite bands and sing…more
2 members, last active 14 years ago
Music Through A Tube This group is specifically made for the people who eat, breathe, and live musical discussions an…more
2 members, last active 15 years ago