A Guide to the Blues

by Austin, Jr. Sonnier

This ambitious work is the only book about the blues that embraces a complete history, over 300 biographical entries on the musicians, and an extensive filmography, discography, and bibliography. Sonnier traces almost 1,000 years of cultural history and connects the birth of the blues to its roots in African history and musical forms and to the history of slavery. He visits some highly musical places where the blues flourished in America and explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313287244
• ISBN13: 9780313287244
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.