Blues Singers

Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century

By: David Dicaire

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Paperback | 15 October 1999

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This reference volume is intended for both the casual and the most avid blues fan. It is divided into five separately introduced sections and covers 50 artists with names like Muddy, Gatemouth and Hound Dog who helped shape 20th-century American music. Beginning with the pioneering Mississippi Delta bluesmen, the book then follows the spread of the genre to the city, in the section on the Chicago Blues School. The third segment covers the Texas blues tradition; the fourth, the great blueswomen; and the fifth, the genre''s development outside its main schools. The styles covered range from Virginia-Piedmont to Bentonia and from barrelhouse to boogie-woogie. The main text is augmented by substantial discographies and a lengthy bibliography.

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"extensive profiles...recommended"-Choice; "a good and interesting introduction to blues greats"-ARBA; "provides short biographies of fifty blues singers of the early 20th century, providing a reference volume for casual listeners and avid fans alike"-Midwest Book Review.

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Introduction	p. 1
The Mississippi Delta Bluesmen	p. 5
Charley Patton (1891-1934): Pony Blues	p. 6
Eddie "Son" House (1902-1988): Preachin' the Blues	p. 10
Skip James (1903-1969): I'm so Glad	p. 16
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982): Poor Joe's Blues	p. 20
Robert Johnson (1911-1938): At the Crossroads	p. 25
Robert Jr. Lockwood (1915-): The Master's Apprentice	p. 32
Johnny Shines (1915-1992): A Traveling Companion	p. 36
John Lee Hooker (1917-): Boogie Child	p. 41
Albert King (1923-1992): Born Under a Blues Sign	p. 47
B. B. King (1925-): The Little Blues Boy	p. 52
The Chicago Blues School	p. 63
Big Bill Broonzy (1893-1958): Key to the Highway	p. 64
Tampa Red (1904-1981): The Guitar Wizard	p. 69
John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson (1914-1948): The Bluebird Blues	p. 74
Muddy Waters (1915-1983): Catfish Blues	p. 79
Willie Dixon (1915-1992): The Background Man	p. 87
Howlin' Wolf (1910-1976): Growlin' the Blues	p. 92
Elmore James (1918-1963): The Broomduster	p. 99
Sonny Boy Williamson II (1910-1965): One Way Out Blues	p. 104
Jimmy Reed (1925-1976): The Sweet Blues	p. 109
Little Walter (1930-1968): The Mississippi Saxophone	p. 114
Otis Spann (1930-1970): A Blues Story	p. 119
Otis Rush (1934-): Double Trouble Blues	p. 123
Buddy Guy (1936-): The First Time I Met the Blues	p. 128
Magic Sam (1937-1969): West Side Blues	p. 133
The Texas Blues Tradition	p. 139
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897-1929): The Blues Comet	p. 140
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter (1889-1949): 'Lectric Chair Blues	p. 147
Aaron T-Bone Walker (1910-1975): Stormy Monday Blues	p. 152
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins (1912-1985): Lightnin' Strikes	p. 158
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924-): Gatemouth's Blues	p. 164
Albert Collins (1932-1993): The Iceman Cometh	p. 169
Freddie King (1935-1976): A Link in the Chain	p. 174
Johnny Copeland (1937-1997): The Fire Maker	p. 178
Women of the Blues	p. 185
Ma Rainey (1886-1939): Mother of the Blues	p. 186
Bessie Smith (1894-1939): Empress of the Blues	p. 191
Ida Cox (1896-1967): Raisin' Cain	p. 196
Sippie Wallace (1898-1986): Special Delivery Blues	p. 201
Victoria Spivey (1906-1976): Moanin' the Blues	p. 205
Willie Mae Thornton (1926-1984): Hound Dog Blues	p. 210
Koko Taylor (1935-): I Got What It Takes	p. 215
Etta James (1938-): The Messenger's Voice	p. 219
Blues Outside the Delta	p. 225
Lonnie Johnson (1894-1970): Mr. Johnson's Blues	p. 226
Blind Willie McTell (1901-1959): Dean of Atlanta Blues	p. 232
Pete Johnson (1904-1967): A Boogie-Woogie King	p. 236
Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1984): The Honeydripper Blues	p. 241
Blind Boy Fuller (1907-1941): Rattlesnakin' Daddy Blues	p. 246
Big Joe Turner (1911-1985): Shoutin' the Blues	p. 251
Sonny Terry (1911-1986) and Brownie McGhee (1915-1996): East Coast Blues Duo	p. 256
Professor Longhair (1918-1980): New Orleans House Party	p. 262
John Mayall (1934-): The Blues Professor	p. 267
Recordings by Three or More Blues Singers	p. 275
Selected Bibliography	p. 279
Index	p. 285
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