Encyclopedia of the blues By Gérard Herzhaft, Paul Harris, Jerry Haussler, Anton J. Mikofsky

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As the title suggests, this volume is an alphabetical look at blues styles and artists from the early part of this century to the present. The biographical entries feature thumbnail sketches, a critical evaluation, and, frequently, photographs. A bibliography is included for further research, and a discography features an album from each of the entries. One minor problem is the lumping together of certain artists by region, giving them less attention than those who appear as a single-name entry. Moreover, placing most Caucasians in a section labeled "white blues" creates more of an apparent racial barrier than most blues musicians would likely accept. Still, this is a sound introduction for libraries with nothing on the blues; libraries that already have titles such as Robert Santelli's The Big Book of Blues (LJ 1/94) can pass.?Dan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, Pa.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Paperback: 300 pages

Publisher: University of Arkansas Press; 2 Sub edition (July 1, 1997)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1557284520

ISBN-13: 978-1557284525