Santelli, Robert

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that profile the lives and careers of over six hundred blues artists, each with a list of essential listening recordings.

An overview of every major rock category of the sixties, plus brief biographical sketches of major rock artists and recommended albums for each.

Over 600 profiles of every important blues artist from Bessie Smith to Koko Taylor including artists from the United Kingdom.

Photographs and text chronicle the history of American roots music, encompassing blues, country and western, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, Tejano, Native American, and other American genres of folk music.