Select Books on the Blues
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Blues unlimited : essential interviews from the original blues magazine by ISBN: 9780252097508Publication Date: 2015 -
Encyclopedia of the Blues 2-Volume Set by This comprehensive two-volume set brings together all aspects of the blues from performers and musical styles to record labels and cultural issues, including regional evolution and history. Organized in an accessible A-to-Z format, the Encyclopedia of the Blues is an essential reference resource for information on this unique American music genre. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of the Blues website.ISBN: 9780415926997Publication Date: 2005-10-28 -
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Blues People by ISBN: 9780688184742Publication Date: 1999-01-20"A must for all who would more knowledgeably appreciate and better comprehend America's most popular music." -- Langston Hughes -
Write Me a Few of Your Lines by ISBN: 9781558492059Publication Date: 1999-11-01A selection of writings, published between 1911 and 1998, on the subject of blues music. Included are contributions by folklorists, anthropologists, sociologists, literary artists, musicians, critics and aficionados.
The Blues: Library Research Databases
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American Periodicals Series, 1741-1940 (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowDigitized images of the pages of 1000 American magazines and journals published between 1741 and 1940. Titles include Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, the first American professional journals, and several consumer magazines still in publication, such as Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, and Ladies' Home Journal.
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Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowUS and UK trade magazines (1880-2000) covering the vaudeville era to the internet era. Includes Billboard, Variety, Broadcasting, Melody Maker and much more
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HistoryMakers Digital Archive (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowThese video oral history interviews highlight the accomplishments of individual African Americans and African-American-led groups and movements. A resource for students and scholars exploring African American history and culture. Over 2700 individuals are profiled. Transcripts available.
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RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts of articles on a global range of topics: historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments, voice, dance, music therapy.
- What this includes: Articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, conference proceedings, reviews, and more. Covers 1967 - present.
Documentaries
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Lightning in a bottle by On February 7, 2003, renowned artists across music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City's Radio City Music Hall to pay tribute to their common heritage and passion: the bluesPublication Date: 2004
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Story Of The Blues: From Blindlemon To B.B. King by The Story Of The Blues traces the four principal traditions of blues music: Blues Form - Country Blues - Urban Blues - Electric Blues and it's significant contribution to the development of jazz, rock music, and country and western music.Publication Date: 2004
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T'ain't nobody's bizness : queer blues divas of the 1920's by "As part of recapturing our lost and hidden past, "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness" presents the facts concerning the alternative sexualities of famous blues singers in a way that is unsensational yet entertaining."Publication Date: 2013
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Wild women don't have the blues the women, the music, the legacy. byPublication Date: 1989Wild Women Don't Have the Blues shows how the blues were born out of the economic and social transformation of African American life early in this century. Focus on women artists: Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and more.
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Blues Houseparty: Masters of the Piedmont BluesPublication Date: 1989Illustrates a particular style of blues from the southeast and coastal United States.
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Mississippi Ramblin': On the tracks of Robert Johnson in the Deep SouthA film about a graphic novel about a blues musician.
Blues in the Recording Studios
Jared Zimiroski, Recording Studios' part-time sound engineer and former co-op, performs a Blues Jam on February 12, 2020.