Jook Right on: Blues Stories and Blues Storytellers

by Barry Lee Pearson

Book Overview

Jook Right On: Blues Stories and Blues Storytellers is what author and compiler Barry Lee Pearson calls a "blues quilt." These blues stories, collected by Pearson for thirty years, are told in the blues musicians' own words. The author interviewed over one hundred musicians, recording and transcribing their stories. These are stories from well-known musicians such as John Lee Hooker, Koko Taylor, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, and Little Milton, and from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572334320
• ISBN13: 9781572334328
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"