If you read the first book, Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century, which included pioneers, innovators, superstars, and cult heroes of blues music born before 1940, then you will enjoy More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century. This work has five sections, each with its own introduction. The first, Modern Acoustic Blues, covers artists that are major players on the acoustic blues scene of recent time, such as John Hammond, Jr. The second, Contemporary Chicago Blues, features artists of amplified, citified, gritty blues (Paul Butterfield and Melvin Taylor, among others). Section three, Modern American Electric Blues, includes some Texas blues singers such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan and examines how the blues have spread throughout the United States. Contemporary Blues Women are in section four, which includes Bonnie Raitt, Janis Joplin, Marcia Ball and Rory Block. Section five, Blues Around the World, covers artists from four different continents and twelve different countries including Hank Theessink, Sven Zetterberg and Rory Gallagher among others.
More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century
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If you read the first book, Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century, which included pioneers, innovators, superstars, and cult heroes of blues music born before 1940, then you will enjoy More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century. This work has five sections, each with its…
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