Music-Genres & Styles-Blues

(Music Sales America). In this compact quick-reference chord-finder, Jack Long has gathered together all the most useful chords you'll ever need to play the blues ... perfect for improvising or jammingAuthor: Jack LongISBN-10: 0711977704ISBN-13: 9780711977709Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1999Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.68h x...

Author: David EvansISBN-10: 039953072XISBN-13: 9780399530722Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2005Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 7.98h x 5.16w x 0.75dReview Citation(s): Ingram Advance 02/01/2005 pg. 82

In conversations on regional blues, the traditions of the Mississippi Delta, the Carolina Piedmont, Chicago, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, and Los Angeles are frequently lauded. But until now, little attention has been paid to the Midwest, despite the presence and popularity of blues in...

(Guitar Educational). Teach yourself to play authentic blues guitar with this book and video teaching pack Each music example in the book is taught and performed on video by author and blues historian Dave Rubin. You'll also learn many tips, techniques and tools of...

Bassist and music writer Aaron Joy presents his series of music crossword puzzle books that look at the bands, albums and history, including famous and indie. This book includes 17 puzzles of some of the important contributors to the Louisiana blues scene and the...

In Segregating Sound, Karl Hagstrom Miller argues that the categories that we have inherited to think and talk about southern music bear little relation to the ways that southerners long played and heard music. Focusing on the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth,...

Volume 2 in the blues guitar book series gives you everything you need to know to play smokin' blues guitar. Packed with blues guitar licks and solos, essential blues guitar techniques, scales, and chords demonstrating some more advanced blues guitar concepts.With video lessons, backing...

"I can change during the course of a day," says Billy The Kid, the Dylan character played by Richard Gere in the wonderful, facinating biopic I'm Not There (2007). "I wake and I'm one person, and when I go to sleep, I know for...

Show Boat: Performing Race in an American Musical tells the full story of the making and remaking of the most important musical in Broadway history. Drawing on exhaustive archival research and including much new information from early draft scripts and scores, this book reveals...

Terry Abrahamson parlayed his nights at the feet of MUDDY WATERS, HOWLIN' WOLF and HOUND DOG TAYLOR into a GRAMMY and life in a ROCK & ROLL DREAM. Evolving from a fan of MUDDY WATERS to "The Hoochie Coochie Man's"friend, traveling companion and songwriting...

*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingLouis Armstrong once claimed that "Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine-I look right in the heart of good old New Orleans...It has given me something to live for." This statement...

In a society where socialising, relaxing, and celebrating often involves knocking back a drink or two, quitting can seem impossible. In How I Quit Alcohol, trauma-informed sobriety coach Danni Carr and multi-award-winning blues musician Ash Grunwald offer a raw, honest, inspiring account of their...

The Mississippi Delta blues run as deep and mysterious as the beautiful land from where the music originates. Blues legends B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, and countless other greats came from this region. The Delta blues, born...

A powerful memoir of redemption from the son of blues legend John Lee HookerBorn in Detroit and exposed to the music world from an early age, John Lee Hooker Jr. began singing as a featured attraction in his father's shows as a teenager. His...

Author: Robben Ford, Tim Pettingale, Joseph AlexanderISBN-10: 1789334543ISBN-13: 9781789334548Publisher: WWW.Fundamental-Changes.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/15/2024Pages: 94Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.19d

(Banjo Play Along). The Banjo Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro Just follow the banjo tab, listen to the demo track on the CD to...

Booker "Bukka" White (1905-1977) was one of the most important blues musicians of the twentieth century. The twelve songs he recorded in Chicago in 1940 are considered to be among the finest in country blues. In The Life and Music of Booker "Bukka" White:...

ISBN-10: 1913641198ISBN-13: 9781913641191Publisher: Supernova BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2021Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.53h x 6.54w x 0.55d

Women have been at the dawn of the blues since Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey were singing about hard knocks and tough love in smoky bars. This book gives an overview of the early days of the blues and its development from the Mississippi...

In this innovatory new book the celebrated writer on the blues, Paul Oliver, rediscovers the wealth of neglected vocal traditions issued on Race records. When blues first reached a large audience it was through the 'Race records' issued specifically for black purchasers in the...

Unlock the Secrets of Modern Blues Slide Guitar... in Standard TuningWant to seamlessly switch between slide and regular playing without retuning? Ready to master modern blues with a unique, versatile approach?Guided by the acclaimed modern blues-fusion guitarist Allen Hinds, Modern Blues Slide Guitar presents...

"One of the greatest music writing and production teams in pop music history" - Smokey RobinsonAs the creative force behind Berry Gordy Jr.'s Motown Records in the mid-Sixties, a writing credit from Holland Dozier Holland was virtually a guarantee of chart success. From 'Stop!...

(Signature Licks Bass). This book with online audio pack by blues expert Dave Rubin provides bassists with a step-by-step breakdown of the styles and techniques of Motown, with an emphasis on the legendary James Jamerson "the bassman in demand." Songs include: Ain't Too Proud...

Are you a fan of folk and blues music and want to learn how to play it on the ukulele? Then "Folk and Blues for Ukulele: Easy-to-Play Songbook" is the perfect choice for you. This songbook features a carefully selected collection of classic folk...

(Guitar Educational). Major Blues for Guitar is the first in a series of studies written to give the serious musician a melodic approach to playing chords. There are hundreds of blues books out there, but none show how to put chords together melodically to...

The Story of Boogie-Woogie presents a comprehensive history of boogie-woogie from the early 20th century to the present, describing the style's appearance and development, its offshoots, and the pianists who made it famous, and studying its impact on rhythm and blues, urban blues, and...

Booker "Bukka" White (1905-1977) was one of the most important blues musicians of the twentieth century. The twelve songs he recorded in Chicago in 1940 are considered to be among the finest in country blues. In The Life and Music of Booker "Bukka" White:...

How do you create your own blues guitar voice from the licks of the iconic musicians?In Josh Smith's groundbreaking book Modern Blues Guitar Phrasing you'll learn to transform the classic licks of the musical legends into your own unique, expressive soloing language. You'll move...

(Guitar Play-Along). The Guitar Play-Along series will help you play your favorites songs quickly and easily. Just follow the tab, listen to the audio to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate, sound-alike backing tracks Melody and lyrics...

Down On The Corner is the story of music performed on the streets, in subways, in parks, in schoolyards, on the back of flatbed trucks, and beyond, from the 1920s to the present day.One day around 1970, my father announced to me that he'd...

An innovative book that enables the student to play rhythm chords immediately to create exciting sounds on the harmonica, You Can Teach Yourself Blues Harp is designed to allow the beginning student to gain maximum results in the shortest amount of time. The student...

In conversations on regional blues, the traditions of the Mississippi Delta, the Carolina Piedmont, Chicago, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, and Los Angeles are frequently lauded. But until now, little attention has been paid to the Midwest, despite the presence and popularity of blues in...

An idea 50 years in the making, this entertaining cookbook from a cult music legend is chock-full of stories and soul foodBefore there was Snoop Dogg, there was Swamp Dogg. Born Jerry Williams Jr., he first rose to fame as a 12-year-old soul singer...

Author: Albert MurrayISBN-10: 0679762205ISBN-13: 9780679762201Publisher: VintageLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/1996Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.04h x 5.28w x 0.42dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 01/01/1996 pg. 150New York Times 02/25/1996 pg. 32

For all of its apparent simplicity-a few chords, twelve bars, and a supposedly straightforward American character-blues music is a complex phenomenon with cultural significance that has varied greatly across different historical contexts. One Sound, Two Worlds examines the development of the blues in East...

A collection of studies composed for musicians who wish to extend themselves in improvisation, composition, sight reading and general musicianship skills. Each etude has a theoretical explanation, suggestions for performance and tips for practice routines. Two CDs of combo accompaniments performed by members of...

In the past, they were the Queens, strong women who took an unconventional path. They were the Blues Women, and they changed the face of music. To undertand their history is to understand not only a great deal about black history but about the...

Gig-worthy licks laid out sequentially over each chord change in the standard 12-bar blues form. Covers scales, chord voicing, chord progressions & rhythm figures, plus all regional blues styles. The disk includes MP3 files of the exercises.Author: Jesse GressISBN-10: 087930913XISBN-13: 9780879309138Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Sure to strike a chord with guitarists and blues fans, this authoritative and photo-filled volume includes over 150 of the genre's greatest players and performers from the prewar era to present. From blues pioneers like Robert Johnson, Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Memphis...

Songbook with 34 traditional Blues Songs - simply notated for the chromatic Harmonica.The tones of the melodies were prepared with simple symbols, the rhythm of the tones is given by the classical music notation.The sounds of the songs are available online in a sound...

(Music Sales America). Whether your favourite blues guitarist is Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Blind Blake, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, or Mississippi John Hurt, studying the basic techniques presented in this program is the first step toward being able to capture the essence...

"Everybody has to start somewhere. Businessmen start on the ground floor and try to work their way up the corporate ladder. Baseball players bide their time in the minor leagues wishing for an opportunity to move up and play in the majors. Musical compositions...

This is the definitive account of the LGBTQ trailblazers of early blues and a fascinating consideration of the intersection between music and LGBTQ history, from the award-winning Darryl W. Bullock.From the very beginning, the blues has had a close connection with the LGBTQ community....

Elmore James, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Milton, and James Waller-all of these musical powerhouses furthered their recording careers at a little label on once-thriving Farish Street, the historic black district of Jackson, Mississippi. These blues, gospel, and R&B all-stars are featured in Trumpet Records:...

Singing was just one element of blues performance in the early twentieth century. Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and other classic blues singers also tapped, joked, and flaunted extravagant costumes on tent show and black vaudeville stages. The press even described these women as "actresses"...

Hound Dog Taylor made guitars howl and hips shake. A founding father of lo-fi blues rock--that gritty, stripped-down sound played on cheap guitars with no bass--Taylor and his band The Houserockers played loud, wild gut-bucket boogie that was raw and ferocious, earning them a...

The complete blues piano is a comprehensive guide to playing and improvising blues piano. It covers the fundamental principles of the blues and includes in-depth theory and techniques, along with example blues pieces to learn/study. Ranging from fast boogie-type blues to slow blues, Chicago...

Michael Urban chronicles the advent of blues music in Russia and explores the significance of the genre in the turbulent, postcommunist society. Russians, he explains, have taken a music originating in the "low" culture of the American South and transformed it into an object...

Blues: The Basics offers a concise introduction to a century of the blues. Organized chronologically, it focuses on the major eras in the growth and development of this popular musical style. Material includes: a definition of the blues and the major genres within it...

Breathe the blues into your harmonica! Blues harmonica is the most popular and influential style of harmonica playing, and it forms the basis for playing harmonica in other styles such as rock and country. Blues Harmonica for Dummies gives you a wealth of content...