blues musicians

Chronicles the history and evolution of the blues, charting its origins in African American communities in the Deep South, its increasing popularity, and the ways in which notable musicians each lent their own unique influences and styles to this musical genre.

Autobiography of blues musician B.B. King, telling about his early life in Mississippi and the ups and downs of his long career on the road from the Memphis of the forties to the Moscow of the nineties.

Profiles forty-nine men and women who are the biological and spiritual children fathered and mentored by the masters of blues music, explaining how each musician is helping keep the blues tradition alive.

A collection of black-and-white photographs by Raeburn Flerlage that capture the Chicago blues scene in the 1960s and 1970s.

A brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of blues musician Robert Johnson that covers his childhood, early career, and his legacy as a musician. Includes a time line.

Traces the life and career of musician John Lee Hooker, the Grammy-winning blues guitarist and songwriter who began his life as the son of a sharecropper in Mississippi who's triumph over adversity in the music industry is an inspirational tale of how talent can override all challenges.

Details the story of musician Robert Johnson as a focus for the complete history of the blues.

Chronicles the life of blues guitarist B.B. King, discussing his childhood in the Deep South, the development of his musical style, his impact on the blues genre of music, his musical inspirations, personal relationships, and career highs and lows.