Beginning in the late 1950s, an influential cadre of young, white, mostly middle-class British men were consuming and appropriating African-American blues music, using blues tropes in their own music and creating a network of admirers and emulators that spanned the Atlantic. Thi…
Beginning in the late 1950s, an influential cadre of young, white, mostly middle-class British men were consuming and appropriating African-American blues music, using blues tropes in their own music and creating a network of admirers and emulators that spanned the Atlantic. Thi…
This book focuses on one of the greats of blues music, Willie Dixon, detailing his skills as a singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. This volume also charts the development of his songwriting techniques from his early professional career to his mature period, exploring his…
One of the greats of blues music, Willie Dixon was a recording artist whose abilities extended beyond that of bass player. A singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer, Dixon's work influenced countless artists across the music spectrum. In Willie Dixon: Preacher of the Blues, M…
Examines the work and career of Willie Dixon, singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and producer, from his work on the Chicago blues in the 1940s through the early 1970s.
Written in the 40's, this autobiography is a streetwise portrait of the world of jazz in the 30's and 40's. It shows life in the clubs, roadhouse dances and reefer culture in New Orleans, Chicago, and New York's Harlem. It is "the story of a white Jewish kid who fell in love wit…
