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Alma Negra Alma Branca

O Verdadeiro Rosto Do Blues

par Patrizia Barrera ...

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8 heure 38 min

Uma viagem no mundo antigo do blues: como nasceu, as suas origens, o seu percurso no mundo. E depois muitas histórias e biografias sobre os seus protagonistas, brancos e negros, que contribuíram para criá-lo e para difundi-lo ao grande público.PUBLISHER: TEKTIME ... En savoir plus

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Uma viagem no mundo antigo do blues: como nasceu, as suas origens, o seu percurso no mundo. E depois muitas histórias e biografias sobre os seus protagonistas, brancos e negros, que contribuíram para criá-lo e para difundi-lo ao grande público.PUBLISHER: TEKTIME
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American Epic

When Music Gave America Her Voice

par Elijah Wald, Allison McGourty, Bernard MacMahon ...

Lu par Mike Chamberlain ...

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5 heure 10 min

The companion book to the groundbreaking PBS and BBC documentary series celebrating the pioneers and artists of American roots music—blues, gospel, folk, Cajun, Appalachian, Hawaiian, Native American—without which there would be no jazz, rock, country R&B, or hip hop today.In the 1920s and 1930s, as radio took over the pop music business, record companies were forced to leave their studios in ... En savoir plus

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The companion book to the groundbreaking PBS and BBC documentary series celebrating the pioneers and artists of American roots music—blues, gospel, folk, Cajun, Appalachian, Hawaiian, Native American—without which there would be no jazz, rock, country R&B, or hip hop today.In the 1920s and 1930s, as radio took over the pop music business, record companies were forced to leave their studios in
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Heaviness in Metal Music

par Stephen S. Hudson ...

Lu par Gary Noon ...

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7 heure 50 min

Metal music is heavy, but what does that mean? Heaviness is not just a timbre or quality of sound—it's an experience of impact that listeners help create. This book combines methodologies from musicology, music theory, cognitive science, and performance studies to define heaviness as a cross-sensory experience and aesthetic practice. Heaviness is shaped by what we do when we listen, how we think ... En savoir plus

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Metal music is heavy, but what does that mean? Heaviness is not just a timbre or quality of sound—it's an experience of impact that listeners help create. This book combines methodologies from musicology, music theory, cognitive science, and performance studies to define heaviness as a cross-sensory experience and aesthetic practice. Heaviness is shaped by what we do when we listen, how we think
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Everything You Need to Know About Blues Music

par Emily Sorrel ...

Lu par Emily Sorrel ...

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3 heure 45 min

Dive deep into the soul-stirring world of blues with Everything You Need to Know About Blues Music, an essential guide to the genre that has shaped the soundscape of modern music. Written by Emily Sorrel, this comprehensive exploration takes you on a journey from the muddy Mississippi Delta to the global stages where blues continues to thrive and evolve. Packed with rich historical context, ... En savoir plus

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Dive deep into the soul-stirring world of blues with Everything You Need to Know About Blues Music, an essential guide to the genre that has shaped the soundscape of modern music. Written by Emily Sorrel, this comprehensive exploration takes you on a journey from the muddy Mississippi Delta to the global stages where blues continues to thrive and evolve. Packed with rich historical context,
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Guitar King

Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues

par David Dann ...

Lu par Michael Butler Murray ...

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31 heure 3 min

Named one of the world's great blues-rock guitarists by Rolling Stone, Mike Bloomfield (1943–1981) remains beloved by fans nearly forty years after his untimely death. Taking listeners backstage, onstage, and into the recording studio with this legendary virtuoso, David Dann tells the riveting stories behind Bloomfield's work in the seminal Paul Butterfield Blues Band and the mesmerizing Electric ... En savoir plus

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Named one of the world's great blues-rock guitarists by Rolling Stone, Mike Bloomfield (1943–1981) remains beloved by fans nearly forty years after his untimely death. Taking listeners backstage, onstage, and into the recording studio with this legendary virtuoso, David Dann tells the riveting stories behind Bloomfield's work in the seminal Paul Butterfield Blues Band and the mesmerizing Electric
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Amy Winehouse

par Kate Solomon ...

Lu par Rebecca Lee ...

Collections series Lives of the Musicians
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2 heure 50 min

In her intense, brief life, Amy Winehouse's music spoke directly to millions. And since her death, her fans have only increased.Amy Winehouse is one of those pop stars that comes along so rarely we're not sure we knew what we had when we had her. Her story speaks to us not because the relentless tabloid coverage of her darker days unfolded in real time, but because she tapped into deeply personal ... En savoir plus

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In her intense, brief life, Amy Winehouse's music spoke directly to millions. And since her death, her fans have only increased.Amy Winehouse is one of those pop stars that comes along so rarely we're not sure we knew what we had when we had her. Her story speaks to us not because the relentless tabloid coverage of her darker days unfolded in real time, but because she tapped into deeply personal
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Blues, The: The Deep South Sound Born of Hardship and Hope

par Marcus Ellwood ...

Lu par Marcus Ellwood ...

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1 heures 39 min

Experience this evocative music history exploring how deep hardship and soulful resilience birthed a cultural revolution. Perfect for a reflective commute, this immersive origin story transports you to the Mississippi Delta after the Civil War. Listen as quiet survival tools transform into an emotional, world-changing language.Whether you are seeking deep focus or historical inspiration, you will ... En savoir plus

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Experience this evocative music history exploring how deep hardship and soulful resilience birthed a cultural revolution. Perfect for a reflective commute, this immersive origin story transports you to the Mississippi Delta after the Civil War. Listen as quiet survival tools transform into an emotional, world-changing language.Whether you are seeking deep focus or historical inspiration, you will
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Can't Be Satisfied

The Life and Times of Muddy Waters

par Robert Gordon ...

Lu par Keb' Mo' ...

Version Longue

12 heure 9 min

“A biography that crackles with as much energy as the great bluesman’s songs.” —Ted Drozdowski, Boston PhoenixThe epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters—who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, invented electric blues, and created the template for the rock-and- roll band and its wild lifestyle—is chronicled with rare vividness in Robert Gordon’s widely praised biography. ... En savoir plus

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“A biography that crackles with as much energy as the great bluesman’s songs.” —Ted Drozdowski, Boston PhoenixThe epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters—who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, invented electric blues, and created the template for the rock-and- roll band and its wild lifestyle—is chronicled with rare vividness in Robert Gordon’s widely praised biography.
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Spirit of the Century

Our Own Story

par The Blind Boys of Alabama ...

Lu par Phil Morris ...

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7 heure 45 min

An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues.The Blind Boys of Alabama are the quintessential Gospel vocal group, and the longest-running musical institution in America. Their story intersects with pivotal moments and issues in American history and is an ideal ... En savoir plus

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An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues.The Blind Boys of Alabama are the quintessential Gospel vocal group, and the longest-running musical institution in America. Their story intersects with pivotal moments and issues in American history and is an ideal
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Brief History of the Blues, A: The Music That Gave Birth to Modern Sound

par Derrick Malone ...

Lu par Derrick Malone ...

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1 heures 47 min

Trace the soulful origins of music history from southern cotton fields to the gritty pulse of global pop. Perfect for your morning commute or a reflective evening listen, this immersive journey explores the raw resilience of Black Americans who turned profound sorrow into a cultural revolution.Feel the electricity of ramshackle juke joints, cramped recording studios, and vibrant city streets as ... En savoir plus

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Trace the soulful origins of music history from southern cotton fields to the gritty pulse of global pop. Perfect for your morning commute or a reflective evening listen, this immersive journey explores the raw resilience of Black Americans who turned profound sorrow into a cultural revolution.Feel the electricity of ramshackle juke joints, cramped recording studios, and vibrant city streets as
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The Blues

A Very Short Introduction

par Elijah Wald ...

Lu par Brian Telestai ...

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4 heure 8 min

Praised as "suave, soulful, ebullient" (Tom Waits), Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation. In The Blues, Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture.It has been defined by lyrical structure, or as a progression of chords, or as a set of practices reflecting West African "tonal and rhythmic approaches," using a five-note "blues scale." He traces its ... En savoir plus

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Praised as "suave, soulful, ebullient" (Tom Waits), Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation. In The Blues, Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture.It has been defined by lyrical structure, or as a progression of chords, or as a set of practices reflecting West African "tonal and rhythmic approaches," using a five-note "blues scale." He traces its
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Blues from Laurel Canyon

My Life as a Bluesman

par John Mayall, Joel McIver ...

Lu par Derek Perkins ...

Version Longue

8 heure 34 min

John Mayall has played with them all: Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Andy Fraser, and the list goes on. Now, in his 80s, John continues to tour all over the world and perform to sold-out crowds. With an incredible blues career spanning over fifty years, rightly earning him the title the “Godfather of British Blues,” John shares his experiences and encounters in ... En savoir plus

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John Mayall has played with them all: Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Andy Fraser, and the list goes on. Now, in his 80s, John continues to tour all over the world and perform to sold-out crowds. With an incredible blues career spanning over fifty years, rightly earning him the title the “Godfather of British Blues,” John shares his experiences and encounters in
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Dancing with Muddy

Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, and My Lucky Life In and Out of the Blues

par Jerry Portnoy ...

Lu par Tom Campbell ...

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7 heure 38 min

Jerry Portnoy grew up in Chicago hearing the blues being played outside his father's rug store on famed Maxwell Street during the late 1940s and early '50s.After dropping out of college, he became immersed in the colorful world of pool hustlers as he managed the largest pool hall in Chicago. During a stint as a paratrooper early in the Vietnam war, he applied for discharge as a conscientious ... En savoir plus

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Jerry Portnoy grew up in Chicago hearing the blues being played outside his father's rug store on famed Maxwell Street during the late 1940s and early '50s.After dropping out of college, he became immersed in the colorful world of pool hustlers as he managed the largest pool hall in Chicago. During a stint as a paratrooper early in the Vietnam war, he applied for discharge as a conscientious
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Beyoncé

par Tshepo Mokoena ...

Lu par Nerissa Bradley ...

Collections series Lives of the Musicians
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3 heure 32 min

Beyoncé is not simply a pop sensation. She is a cultural phenomenon empowering the oppressed and dispossessed, challenging white privilege and misogyny and exploding gender politics. But who is Beyoncé Knowles-Carter? And how did a small girl from Houston become the strong confident woman whose albums sell in their millions and whose songs have become anthems against racial and sexual ... En savoir plus

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Beyoncé is not simply a pop sensation. She is a cultural phenomenon empowering the oppressed and dispossessed, challenging white privilege and misogyny and exploding gender politics. But who is Beyoncé Knowles-Carter? And how did a small girl from Houston become the strong confident woman whose albums sell in their millions and whose songs have become anthems against racial and sexual
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When I Left Home

My Story

par Buddy Guy, David Ritz ...

Lu par Mirron Willis ...

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7 heure 28 min

According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as on Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues.Guy’s epic story stands at the absolute nexus of modern blues. He came to Chicago from rural Louisiana in the fifties—the very moment ... En savoir plus

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According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as on Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues.Guy’s epic story stands at the absolute nexus of modern blues. He came to Chicago from rural Louisiana in the fifties—the very moment
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Slowhand

The Life and Music of Eric Clapton

par Philip Norman ...

Lu par Peter Coates ...

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14 heure 33 min

From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation.For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos, the unrivalled master of an indispensable tool, the solid-body electric guitar. His career has spanned the ... En savoir plus

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From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation.For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos, the unrivalled master of an indispensable tool, the solid-body electric guitar. His career has spanned the
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Einige Geschichten vom Blues

Hinein ins Delta

par Volker Braumann, Volker Braumann ...

Lu par Volker Braumann ...

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1 heures 19 min

"Leute fragen mich immer wieder, wo der Blues denn eigentlich begann, und alles, was ich sagen kann, ist, dass, als ich ein Junge war, wir immer auf den Feldern gesungen haben. Es war kein richtiges Singen, na ja, eher so Schreien, aber wir machten unsere Songs über Sachen, die uns damals tatsächlich passierten, und ich denke, das war die Zeit, als der Blues begann." (Son House 1965) Es ist heute ... En savoir plus

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"Leute fragen mich immer wieder, wo der Blues denn eigentlich begann, und alles, was ich sagen kann, ist, dass, als ich ein Junge war, wir immer auf den Feldern gesungen haben. Es war kein richtiges Singen, na ja, eher so Schreien, aber wir machten unsere Songs über Sachen, die uns damals tatsächlich passierten, und ich denke, das war die Zeit, als der Blues begann." (Son House 1965) Es ist heute
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Blues People

Negro Music in White America

par LeRoi Jones ...

Lu par Prentice Onayemi ...

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8 heure 54 min

“The path the slave took to ‘citizenship’ is what I want to look at. And I make my analogy through the slave citizen’s music—through the music that is most closely associated with him: blues and a later, but parallel, development, jazz…[If] the Negro represents, or is symbolic of, something in and about the nature of American culture, this certainly should be revealed by his characteristic music. ... En savoir plus

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“The path the slave took to ‘citizenship’ is what I want to look at. And I make my analogy through the slave citizen’s music—through the music that is most closely associated with him: blues and a later, but parallel, development, jazz…[If] the Negro represents, or is symbolic of, something in and about the nature of American culture, this certainly should be revealed by his characteristic music.
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One Song at a Time

Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival

par Joe Bevilacqua ...

Lu par Joe Bevilacqua ...

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1 heures

Founded by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk Festival has run annually since 1972. It is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. For eighteen straight days and nights each May and June, over thirty thousand guests come from all over the world to experience the magic of what the folks there simply call "Kerrville." The festival is known internationally as a mecca ... En savoir plus

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Founded by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk Festival has run annually since 1972. It is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. For eighteen straight days and nights each May and June, over thirty thousand guests come from all over the world to experience the magic of what the folks there simply call "Kerrville." The festival is known internationally as a mecca
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Delta Blues

The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music

par Ted Gioia ...

Lu par Chris Abernathy ...

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17 heure 17 min

The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the Mississippi Delta changed the course of American popular music.The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. With original research and keen insights, Ted Gioia—the author of a landmark study of West Coast jazz and the critically acclaimed The History of Jazz—brings to ... En savoir plus

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The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the Mississippi Delta changed the course of American popular music.The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. With original research and keen insights, Ted Gioia—the author of a landmark study of West Coast jazz and the critically acclaimed The History of Jazz—brings to
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I Ain't Studdin' Ya

My American Blues Story

par Bobby Rush ...

Lu par Bobby Rush, Leon Nixon ...

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8 heure 14 min

Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush.This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his ... En savoir plus

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Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush.This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his
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Memphis Mayhem

A Story of the Music That Shook Up the World

par David A. Less ...

Lu par Chris Abernathy ...

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6 heure 16 min

Memphis gave birth to music that changed the world—Memphis Mayhem is a fascinating history of how music and culture collided to change the state of music foreverMemphis Mayhem weaves the tale of the racial collision that led to a cultural, sociological, and musical revolution. David Less constructs a fascinating narrative of the city that has produced a startling array of talent, including Elvis ... En savoir plus

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Memphis gave birth to music that changed the world—Memphis Mayhem is a fascinating history of how music and culture collided to change the state of music foreverMemphis Mayhem weaves the tale of the racial collision that led to a cultural, sociological, and musical revolution. David Less constructs a fascinating narrative of the city that has produced a startling array of talent, including Elvis
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Brother Robert

Growing Up with Robert Johnson

par Annye C. Anderson ...

Lu par Janina Edwards ...

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4 heure 30 min

An intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson's stepsister, including new details about his family, music, influences, tragic death, and musical afterlifeThough Robert Johnson was only twenty-seven years young and relatively unknown at the time of his tragic death in 1938, his enduring recordings have solidified his status as a progenitor of the Delta blues style. And yet, while his music has ... En savoir plus

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An intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson's stepsister, including new details about his family, music, influences, tragic death, and musical afterlifeThough Robert Johnson was only twenty-seven years young and relatively unknown at the time of his tragic death in 1938, his enduring recordings have solidified his status as a progenitor of the Delta blues style. And yet, while his music has
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Chasing the Blues

A Memoir

par Dennis Walker ...

Lu par Steve D. Arnold ...

Version Longue

13 heure 28 min

Dennis Walker has been "chasing the blues" for a lifetime, starting with his first producing credit in 1965. He is a three-time Grammy Award-winning Blues producer and songwriter for Robert Cray's Strong Persuader, The Robert Cray Band's "Don't Be Afraid of The Dark", and B.B. King's "Blues Summit". In a career spanning over 40 years, he won more than 20 Blues Music Association Awards and created ... En savoir plus

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Dennis Walker has been "chasing the blues" for a lifetime, starting with his first producing credit in 1965. He is a three-time Grammy Award-winning Blues producer and songwriter for Robert Cray's Strong Persuader, The Robert Cray Band's "Don't Be Afraid of The Dark", and B.B. King's "Blues Summit". In a career spanning over 40 years, he won more than 20 Blues Music Association Awards and created
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