Dirty Bird Blues

A measure of Clarence Major's skill is the ease with which he both evokes Chicago with a few choice brush strokes, and then, later, builds a portrait of 1950 Omaha that is a portrait of the blues itself. says The Washington Post. The Washington Times calls this work a deeply satisfying glimpse into a slice of black life . . . and also into plain old humanity. And finally, Booklist calls it a gorgeous bluesy tale of love, hate, and doing right.