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Title: Blues who's who : a biographical dictionary of Blues singers by Sheldon Harris ISBN: 0-87000-425-5 Publisher: Arlington House Pub. Date: 1979 Format: Unknown Binding |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: truly the blues who's who indeed
Comment: As a member of the audience at many of the 'gigs' compiled here, I know first-hand of their accuracy,(a rarity in the field)......................... A question to anyone out there who may know: This book was updated every two years for ten years, ending with this edition; might there be any plans to note the many changes in these bios over the past twelve years?................ Even considering the age of this edition, there is nothing that comes close to its accuracy and completeness.
Rating: 5
Summary: A true encyclopedia, it sets the standard in its field
Comment: Sheldon Harris" Who's Who in Blues is a remarkable feat of diligent research. Too often what is marketed as an encyclopedia fails to deliver, and experts can list almost as many people who have been left out of its pages as those who made it in as entries. Not only will you be likely to find an entry for your favorite but obscure bluesman or blueswoman, you will likely be pleased at the amount of information provided. And there is not musical prejudice or snobbery here; the traditional bluesmen share space with the Blues Queens of vaudeville and the latecomers who put the soul in Rhythm & Blues. The amount of information provided varies with each performer. The more obscure blues performers left little record, but what could be found is doubtless within the covers of the Who's Who in Blues. Legends like Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, etc. have their careers detailed year by year with places and dates played that you are unlikely to find anywhere else. Also included are snippets of critical comments, songs with which the performers were identified, and citations of other performers who were influences to them. - Frank Cullen Artistic Director American Vaudeville Museum, Inc.
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Title: The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia by Robert Santelli ISBN: 0141001453 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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