Tweed
12 posts
May 20, 2008
7:38 AM
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I've just read a review of "In Search of the Blues" by Marybeth Hamilton. Also mentioned were LeRoi Jones's "Blues People" and Robert Palmers's "Deep Blues".
Has anyone on the Forum read these and can comment?
Adam?
Last Edited by on May 20, 2008 7:39 AM
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DavidC
1 post
May 21, 2008
2:28 AM
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I've just finished reading "In Search of the Blues". This is my first exploration of the history of Blues.
As a first introduction it was interesting and certainly highlights characters and events that I would want to study in more detail. It covers early projects to record traditional music, comments on the social and economic changes in the Southern USA in the early 20th century and the influences of early commercial record production on the development of the music. There is a customer review on amazon.co.uk that should be useful.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Search-Blues-Black-Voices-Visions/dp/0712664467/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211362424&sr=8-1
If you have no knowledge of Blues history this could be a good start.
I am just starting to read Adam's book "Seems Like Murder Here" which promises to develop my appreciation of the development of the Blues even more.
Hope this helps.
Last Edited by on May 21, 2008 5:15 AM
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snakes
8 posts
May 23, 2008
3:49 PM
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I highly recommend Paul Oliver's "History of the Blues" (hope I got that right) and Kim Field's "Harmonica's, Harps, and Heavy Breathers."
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BlueHazze
5 posts
May 23, 2008
8:21 PM
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I recommend Adams Journeyman's Road. Great book on the blues and the life it brings with it.
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Leanground
13 posts
May 29, 2008
4:54 AM
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I just read Honeyboy Edwards book "The World Don't Owe Me Nothing". If you've heard Honey speak you'll love the way this book is written, you hear him while you read!
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