The Blues, that unique form of African-American music, continues to hold a fascination with each successive generation of young people. Scots-born Londoner Robert Nicholson is just one such person. Grabbed first as a teenager by the white blues sounds of the Rolling Stones and George Thorogood, he quickly became aware of the real roots of the Blues. Inspired by the great Chicago musicians Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and B. B. King and the Mississippi Blues originators Robert Johnson and Charlie Patton, the author embarked on a journey to trace the roots of the electric sounds of Chicago's Chess record label back to the Mississippi Delta itself, the birthplace of the Blues.Together with Memphis-based photographer, Logan Young, Robert Nicholson has conducted a series of extended field trips to the South. Their travels have brought them into contact with the Blues musicians of today. This book presents in words and images a behind-the-scenes, often intimate, portrait of the main players on the current Delta Blues scene, including Lonnie Pitchford, Booba Barnes, Scott Dunbar, Son Thomas, and others. This important book gives a vivid account of an economically impoverished people and examines the often brittle conviviality, hidden racial tensions, and undercurrents of violence from which the Blues has grown and in which it continues to thrive. The stunning original photographs by Logan Young enhance Nicholson's informative, entertaining, and thought-provoking text. Together they present a unique sociological and musical picture of the Mississippi Blues, and of the ways it has endured and evolved in contemporary America.

Mississippi Blues Today

Biographies & Memoirs

Robert Nicholson

Arts & Literature

Da Capo

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Stacey and the Mystery of the Stoneybrook (Baby-Sitter's Club #35)

scholastic

Facts-Stories-ActivitiesA lively and fascinating introduction to the dramatic history of the Vikings

The Vikings

Claire Watts

Children's Books

Scholastic Book Service

Zulus

Ancient Greece

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

World Book,inc.

Ulysses Guide

Travel

Europe

Mandarin

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R Nicholson

Since the beginning of time, people have come up with ways to make life richer. These ideas have inspired a wealth of new inventions, some essential and some that are just plain silly. From the wheel to virtual reality systems, Incredible Inventions checks out a crucal collection of mechanical marvels, ingenius gadgets and more. Truth is stranger than fiction in this series, which is packed with believe-it-or-not facts about intriguing subjects. Sensational graphics, action photographs and offbeat true stories help make this series irresistible for pre-teen readers. Winner Of The Parents' Choice Silver Award

Incredible Inventions

Biographies

UNKNO

Great Civilisations

Two-Can Publishing

The Ulysses Guide

New Island Books

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