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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... artists to studios in New York ( pre - 1926 ) , Chicago ( 1926–29 ) and then Grafton , Wisconsin ( 1929-32 ) . The label went out of business in 1932 during the Great Depression , having released some 1100 discs in ten years . Paramount ...
... artists to studios in New York ( pre - 1926 ) , Chicago ( 1926–29 ) and then Grafton , Wisconsin ( 1929-32 ) . The label went out of business in 1932 during the Great Depression , having released some 1100 discs in ten years . Paramount ...
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... artists had performed for an integrated audience in such a prestigious venue . Juxtaposing jazz artists , blues masters and gospel singers , Hammond aimed to celebrate the diversity of African - American musical before an audience that ...
... artists had performed for an integrated audience in such a prestigious venue . Juxtaposing jazz artists , blues masters and gospel singers , Hammond aimed to celebrate the diversity of African - American musical before an audience that ...
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... artists , acting as talent scout , record producer and even radio plugger . Before long , Chess was billing itself as " the home of the electric blues " and had added the subsidiary Checker label , to which the brothers signed Sonny Boy ...
... artists , acting as talent scout , record producer and even radio plugger . Before long , Chess was billing itself as " the home of the electric blues " and had added the subsidiary Checker label , to which the brothers signed Sonny Boy ...
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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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