The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

Résumé du livre

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings is a uniquely informative, insightful and easy-to-use guide through the jungles of the record shop, download sites and the online music store. It surveys the recorded work of more than a thousand blues artists, from towering figures of the past like Charley Patton, Bessie Smith and Robert Johnson to stars of the modern era such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan, providing crisp, expert and witty reviews of almost six thousand CDs. Whether you're a blues aficionado or just starting a collection, this is required reading. Authoritative critical ratings throughout, Includes the authors' personal selection of the essential recordings for every collection, Full line-ups of recording personnel, along with dates and complete catalogue information, A-Z artist biographies, Extensive section on compilation albums ranging from Hillbilly Blues to Boogie Woogie, Full index of artists.