The Rough Guide to the BluesThe Rough Guide to Blues gives you the complete lowdown on all the grittiest singers, bottleneck guitarists, belt-it-out divas and wailing harmonica players that made the most influential music of the last century. From music legend B.B. King to folk hero Robert Johnson, the guide includes detailed profiles of hundreds of artists and critical reviews of their best albums. The fascinating story is told in full - how the blues crawled from the Mississippi Delta, went electric in the big cities, and spread across the world - with feature boxes on topics like boogie woogie, gospel and the best blues record labels. Check out the ten greatest slide-guitar tracks - or the ten most miserable "woke up this mornin"s. with the handy playlists that help you to pick'n'choose quick "best ofs" to download to your iPod or MP3 player. |
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... James style of bottleneck playing . Born James Williamson in Tennessee , he has sometimes claimed his date of birth as 1905 , although 1914 is widely accepted . His early years remain surrounded in confusion , and he has made various ...
... James style of bottleneck playing . Born James Williamson in Tennessee , he has sometimes claimed his date of birth as 1905 , although 1914 is widely accepted . His early years remain surrounded in confusion , and he has made various ...
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Nigel Williamson. Elmore James The Diddley Bow Etta James ☀ 1 REDFERNS Peroxide R & B diva. Playlist Elmore James All are taken from King Of The Slide Guitar : The Complete Trumpet , Chief And Fire Sessions DUST MY BROOM ( 1951 ) James ...
Nigel Williamson. Elmore James The Diddley Bow Etta James ☀ 1 REDFERNS Peroxide R & B diva. Playlist Elmore James All are taken from King Of The Slide Guitar : The Complete Trumpet , Chief And Fire Sessions DUST MY BROOM ( 1951 ) James ...
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Nigel Williamson. 1 REDFERNS Peroxide R & B diva Etta James Skip James * got to a part where he thought I should squawl or scream , he'd punch me in the side . I mean literally punch me , " she reported . However , her progress was ...
Nigel Williamson. 1 REDFERNS Peroxide R & B diva Etta James Skip James * got to a part where he thought I should squawl or scream , he'd punch me in the side . I mean literally punch me , " she reported . However , her progress was ...
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Rags jazz the blues | 16 |
Depression blues | 34 |
the blues had a baby they called it rocknroll | 50 |
Copyright | |
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