Blues: A Photographic Documentary

by David L. Harrison

Book Overview

Profiles 120 of the most outstanding blues musicians and their surroundings in a celebration of the atmosphere and cultural settings that produced the blues genre, including such important musicians... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517141582
• ISBN13: 9780517141588
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Gramercy Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 11.4" x 12.1"

Customer Reviews

good blues images and text

an excellent book of the major blues players of the 20th century. some you really never heard of, unless you are already an expert. a very well put together book

A must read for Blues Lovers

To truely enjoy the blues one must listen to it live, unfortunately, many of the legends of the blues have long since gone. This photo documentary helps the blues enthusiast to put faces to names and also provide an accurate history of this timeless form of music. This book depicts hard times and times of joy and celebration. The collection of photos is quite extensive and for those of us who enjoy viewing old black and whites, this book is a must have. Old time blues admirers can re-live their past experiences with these truely great men and women or new blues enthusiasts can learn more about those artists who were instrumental in creating the form of music from which Rock and Roll, Country and most modern forms are derived from. This collection really brings the blues to life.