The Blackwell guide to blues records / edited by Paul Oliver.
Contributor(s): Oliver, Paul
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BookPublisher: Oxford ; Cambridge, MA : Blackwell Reference, 1989Description: viii, 347 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0631165169; 9780631165163.Subject(s): Blues (Music) -- Discography | Blues (Music) -- History and criticismDDC classification: 016.781643 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending | 016.781643 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00168181 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
What are the essential records that should form the heart of any collection of blues? Where do the best records fit in the history of blues, and how do they relate to one another? If a collection has basic representative records in one style of blues, what are the best records to supplement and enrich that area of music?
In The Blackwell Guide to Blues Records twelve of the world's authorities answer these questions, and suggest the framework for a basic collection of recordings. Each covers a particular area of blues history and in addition to describing and recommending ten essential records, gives details of up to 30 more which would consolidate that area. The book covers topics as diverse as early songsters, Mississippi Valley blues, Texas blues, the classic women singers, piano blues, Rhythm and Blues, postwar Chicago, Louisiana, the West Coast, and Soul blues.
The majority of records discussed are currently available, but some rare or out-of-print items are included, owing to their crucial importance to a comprehensive collection.
Bibliography: p. 321-323. - Includes index.
Songsters and proto-blues / Paul Oliver -- Early deep South and Mississippi Valley blues / David Evans -- Texas and the East Coast / Bruce Bastin -- "Classic" blues and women singers / Daphne Duval Harrison -- Piano blues and boogie-woogie / Mike Rowe -- The 1930s and Library of Congress / John Cowley -- Rhythm and blues / David Penny -- Postwar Chicago and the North / Paul Garon -- Down-home postwar blues / Bob Groom -- Postwar Texas and the West Coast / Dick Shurman -- Louisiana, New Orleans and Zydeco / John Broven -- Soul blues and modern trends / Jeff Hannusch.