Brent's votes on the list Books About Southern Music

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1	Southern Music/American Music by Bill C. Malone really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Volume 12: Music by Bill C. Malone (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings Brent added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Don't Get Above Your Raisin': Country Music and the Southern Working Class by Bill C. Malone 4.36 avg rating — 44 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Bluegrass Breakdown: The Making Of The Old Southern Sound by Robert S. Cantwell 3.65 avg rating — 43 ratings Brent rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Singing Cowboys and Musical Mountaineers: Southern Culture and the Roots of Country Music by Bill C. Malone 3.77 avg rating — 31 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom by Peter Guralnick 4.24 avg rating — 2,364 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance by Phil Jamison 4.46 avg rating — 26 ratings Brent added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Seems Like Murder Here: Southern Violence and the Blues Tradition by Adam Gussow (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	With Fiddle and Well-Rosined Bow: A History of Old-Time Fiddling In Alabama by Joyce H. Cauthen 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Accordions, Fiddles, Two Step & Swing: A Cajun Music Reader by Ryan Brasseaux (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Vassar Clements - Fiddle: Bluegrass Masters Series by Vassar Clements 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Texas and Swing Fiddle by Matt Glaser 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	John Burkes's Book of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes for Banjo by Music Sales Corporation really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Appalachian Fiddle by Miles Krassen 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes by Jeff Todd Titon 4.74 avg rating — 19 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Learn to Play Real Cajun Fiddle by Michael Doucet 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Music in the Air Somewhere: The Shifting Borders of West Virginia's Fiddle and Song Traditions by Erynn L. Marshall 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Play of a Fiddle: Traditional Music, Dance, and Folklore in West Virginia by Gerald Milnes 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Fiddle Fever by Sharon Arms Doucet 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Old-Time Fiddle for the Complete Ignoramus (Book & Online Audio) by Wayne Erbsen (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 59 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Banjo: America’s African Instrument by Laurent Dubois 4.36 avg rating — 64 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Mel Bay Masters of the Five String Banjo by Tony Trischka 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Ninteenth Century by Philip F. Gura 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings Brent added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Mel Bay's Frailing the Five String Banjo: An Instruction Manual by Eric Muller 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Banjo Song Book \| 75 Classic Bluegrass Songbook and Old-Time Tunes for 5-String Banjo \| Easy-to-Read Tablature Sheet Music for Beginners \| Scruggs Style and Three-Finger Picking Techniques by Tony Trischka (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	That Half-Barbaric Twang: The Banjo in American Popular Culture by Karen Linn 4.26 avg rating — 35 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	African Banjo Echoes In Appalachia: A Study of Folk Traditions by Cecelia Conway 4.32 avg rating — 34 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Clawhammer Banjo \| Traditional Appalachian Banjo Songbook with Audio and Online Access \| Learn Drop-Thumbing, Galax Lick, and More \| 80 Pages of Banjo Tablature Sheet Music by Miles Krassen by Miles Krassen (Arranger) 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Art of the Mountain Banjo by Art Rosenbaum 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Party Out Of Bounds: The B-52's, R.e.m., And The Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia by Rodger Lyle Brown 3.97 avg rating — 214 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	They Heard Georgia Singing by Zell Miller 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings Brent added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Fiddlin' Georgia Crazy: Fiddlin' John Carson, His Real World, and the World of His Songs by Gene Wiggins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Pickin' on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia by Wayne W. Daniel 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings Brent added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands (Brown Thrasher Books) by Lydia Parrish really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia by Art Rosenbaum 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Shout Because You're Free: The African American Ring Shout Tradition in Coastal Georgia by Art Rosenbaum 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings Brent added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	All That Savannah Jazz...From Brass Bands, Vaudeville, to Rhythm and Blues by Charles J. Elmore really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Mister Jelly Roll: The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole and "Inventor of Jazz" by Alan Lomax 4.11 avg rating — 146 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	New Orleans Jazz Fest: A Pictorial History by Michael P. Smith 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Up From the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II by Jason Berry 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	A Life in Jazz by Danny Barker 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	In Search of Buddy Bolden, First Man of Jazz by Donald M. Marquis 3.97 avg rating — 91 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country by Robert Crumb 4.27 avg rating — 866 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	King of the Delta Blues: The Life and Music of Charlie Patton by Stephen Calt 3.76 avg rating — 38 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Big Road Blues: Tradition And Creativity In The Folk Blues by David Evans really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Black Pearls: Blues Queens of the 1920s by Daphne Duval Harrison 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, "Coon Songs," and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz (American Made Music Series) by Lynn Abbott 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Blues: A Very Short Introduction by Elijah Wald 3.85 avg rating — 271 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Preachin' the Blues: The Life & Times of Son House by Daniel Beaumont 4.15 avg rating — 144 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by Ted Gioia 4.30 avg rating — 787 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Early Blues: The First Stars of Blues Guitar by Jas Obrecht 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Blues Guitar: The Men Who Made the Music by Jas Obrecht 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Sweet As The Showers Of Rain (The Bluesmen, Volume II) by Samuel Charters (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Walking a Blues Road: A Selection of Blues Writing 1956 - 2004 by Samuel Charters 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	In Search of the Blues: A Journey to the Soul of Black Texas (Southwestern Writers Collection Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University) by Bill Minutaglio 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	One Man's Blues: The Life and Music of Mose Allison by Patti Jones 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Staging the Blues: From Tent Shows to Tourism by Paige A. McGinley 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Mississippi Hill Country Blues 1967 (American Made Music Series) by George Mitchell (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Woman with Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues by Paul Garon 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Mother of the Blues: A Study of Ma Rainey by Sandra R. Lieb 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Rise of Gospel Blues: The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church by Michael W. Harris 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues (American Made Music Series) by Philip R. Ratcliffe 3.88 avg rating — 65 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	W.C. Handy: Father of the Blues by L.S. Summer 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	R. Crumb Draws the Blues by Robert Crumb 4.17 avg rating — 253 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Stefan Grossman's Early Masters of American Blues Guitar: Blind Blake, Book & Online Audio by Blind Blake 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Delta Blues: Oak Anthology of Blues Guitar by Stefan Grossman 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Unfinished Blues: Memories of a New Orleans Music Man (Louisiana Artists Biography Series) by Harold Battiste really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Blues From The Delta by William R. Ferris 3.93 avg rating — 67 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Jazz In The Bittersweet Blues Of Life by Wynton Marsalis 3.83 avg rating — 125 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir by Josh Graves 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	I Hear You Knockin : The Sound of New Orleans Rhythm and Blues by Jeff Hannusch 4.28 avg rating — 36 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans by John Broven 3.85 avg rating — 34 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis 4.28 avg rating — 1,743 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax 4.32 avg rating — 861 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Country Blues by Samuel Charters 4.07 avg rating — 115 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Red River Blues: The Blues Tradition in the Southeast by Bruce Bastin 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Rhythm and the Blues: A Life in American Music by Jerry Wexler 4.14 avg rating — 160 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues by William Ferris 4.17 avg rating — 70 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King by B.B. King 4.12 avg rating — 947 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta by Robert Palmer 4.22 avg rating — 2,034 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams by Paul Hemphill 3.91 avg rating — 576 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues by Elijah Wald 4.02 avg rating — 1,499 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens by Hazel Dickens 4.27 avg rating — 41 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, And Redemption Of Jelly Roll Morton by Howard Reich 4.19 avg rating — 88 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Feel Like Going Home by Peter Guralnick 4.19 avg rating — 506 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Nighthawk Blues by Peter Guralnick 3.29 avg rating — 38 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Drop on Down in Florida: Field Recordings of African American Traditional Music 1977-1980 by Dwight Devane (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Folksongs of Florida (Florida Sand Dollar Books) by Alton C. Morris (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings Brent rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick 3.99 avg rating — 1,113 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Women of Country Music: A Reader by Charles K. Wolfe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Life And Legend Of Leadbelly by Charles Wolfe 4.07 avg rating — 132 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Tennessee Strings: The Story of Country Music in Tennessee (Three Star Series) by Charles K. Wolfe 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	In Close Harmony: The Story of the Louvin Brothers (American Made Music Series) by Charles K. Wolfe 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Devil's Box by Charles K. Wolfe 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Story of the Sacred Harp, 1844-1944 by George Pullen Jackson 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Judge Jackson and the Colored Sacred Harp by Joe Dan Boyd 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Sacred Harp: A Tradition and Its Music (Brown Thrasher Books) by Buell E. Cobb Jr. 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings Brent rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Sacred Steel: Inside an African American Steel Guitar Tradition by Robert L. Stone 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings Brent rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times by Anthony Heilbut 4.07 avg rating — 43 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	We'll Understand It Better By and By: Pioneering African American Gospel Composers (The "Wade in the Water" Series) by Bernice Johnson Reagon 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars