Thursday, February 24, 2011

Between midnight and day: the last unpublished blues archive By Dick Waterman

Between Midnight and Day: The Last Unpublished Blues Archive
Review

"Spend time with the 120 b&w photos; they reveal the complex, pressing emotions that drove the music." -- Frank-John Hadley, Downbeat Magazine, April 2004

Product Description

Between Midnight and Day: The Last Unpublished Blues Archive celebrates the rich heritage of one of America’s greatest cultural legacies, the blues. Dick Waterman has been representing and photographing blues artists for over fifty years and in Between Midnight and Day, he collects these rare images, many previously unseen, and illuminates them with his own first-hand commentary offering his unique perspective as an agent, representative, photographer, and friend to some of the most influential figures in American music. Waterman includes personal recollections and 120 color photographs of blues legends like Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Son House, "Mississippi" John Hurt, Skip James, Janis Joplin, B.B. King, Fred McDowell, Bonnie Raitt, Otis Rush, Roosevelt Sykes, Big Mama Thornton, Sippie Wallace, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Bukka White, and Howlin’ Wolf. Contributors include critically acclaimed music biographer Peter Guralnick, Grammy award-winning musician Bonnie Raitt, and author Chris Murray.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press (November 19, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1560255471
  • ISBN-13: 978-1560255475

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