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The Complete 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Book (Paperback): Brent C Robitaille The Complete 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Book (Paperback)
Brent C Robitaille
R548 R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Save R86 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Legend of Booker's Guitar (Paperback, Annotated edition): Peter Daniels The Legend of Booker's Guitar (Paperback, Annotated edition)
Peter Daniels; Photographs by Keith Perry
R699 Discovery Miles 6 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jon Batiste Beautiful Coloring Book - Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Book for All Ages (Paperback): Liberty Bond Jon Batiste Beautiful Coloring Book - Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Book for All Ages (Paperback)
Liberty Bond
R266 Discovery Miles 2 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Life and Legacy of B.B. King - A Mississippi Blues Icon (Hardcover): Diane Williams The Life and Legacy of B.B. King - A Mississippi Blues Icon (Hardcover)
Diane Williams; Foreword by London G Branch
R816 R670 Discovery Miles 6 700 Save R146 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blues Legacy (Paperback): Jacquese Armstrong Blues Legacy (Paperback)
Jacquese Armstrong
R517 Discovery Miles 5 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Slide Guitar Soloing Collection (Paperback): Levi Clay, Joseph Alexander Slide Guitar Soloing Collection (Paperback)
Levi Clay, Joseph Alexander; Edited by Tim Pettingale
R1,314 Discovery Miles 13 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
101 Riffs and Solos for 4-String Cigar Box Guitar - Essential Lessons for 4-String Slide Cigar Box Guitar (Paperback): Brent C... 101 Riffs and Solos for 4-String Cigar Box Guitar - Essential Lessons for 4-String Slide Cigar Box Guitar (Paperback)
Brent C Robitaille
R456 R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Save R77 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
At The Crossroads - Conversations about the Blues (Paperback): Valerie Buvat de Virginy, Tom Buckmiller At The Crossroads - Conversations about the Blues (Paperback)
Valerie Buvat de Virginy, Tom Buckmiller
R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blood Stains - The Lyrics Of Jaysen True Blood 2000-2011, Book 12 (Paperback): Jaysen True Blood Blood Stains - The Lyrics Of Jaysen True Blood 2000-2011, Book 12 (Paperback)
Jaysen True Blood
R217 Discovery Miles 2 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blood Stains - The Lyrics Of Jaysen True Blood 2000-2011, Book 13 (Paperback): Jaysen True Blood Blood Stains - The Lyrics Of Jaysen True Blood 2000-2011, Book 13 (Paperback)
Jaysen True Blood
R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
100 Slide Licks For Blues Guitar - Master 100 Slide Guitar Licks in the Style of the World's 20 Greatest Blues Players... 100 Slide Licks For Blues Guitar - Master 100 Slide Guitar Licks in the Style of the World's 20 Greatest Blues Players (Paperback)
Levi Clay, Joseph Alexander; Edited by Tim Pettingale
R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Blues: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback): Elijah Wald The Blues: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Elijah Wald
R270 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R51 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Praised as "suave, soulful, ebullient" (Tom Waits) and "a meticulous researcher, a graceful writer, and a committed contrarian" (New York Times Book Review), Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation. In The Blues, Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture. It is not an easy thing to pin down. As Howlin' Wolf once described it, "When you ain't got no money and can't pay your house rent and can't buy you no food, you've damn sure got the blues." It has been defined by lyrical structure, or as a progression of chords, or as a set of practices reflecting West African "tonal and rhythmic approaches," using a five-note "blues scale." Wald sees blues less as a style than as a broad musical tradition within a constantly evolving pop culture. He traces its roots in work and praise songs, and shows how it was transformed by such professional performers as W. C. Handy, who first popularized the blues a century ago. He follows its evolution from Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith through Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix; identifies the impact of rural field recordings of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton and others; explores the role of blues in the development of both country music and jazz; and looks at the popular rhythm and blues trends of the 1940s and 1950s, from the uptown West Coast style of T-Bone Walker to the "down home" Chicago sound of Muddy Waters. Wald brings the story up to the present, touching on the effects of blues on American poetry, and its connection to modern styles such as rap. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Ellington and Armstrong - The Lives and Careers of America's Most Famous Jazz Performers (Paperback): Charles River Editors Ellington and Armstrong - The Lives and Careers of America's Most Famous Jazz Performers (Paperback)
Charles River Editors
R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ellington and Armstrong - The Lives and Careers of America's Most Famous Jazz Performers (Paperback): Charles River Editors Ellington and Armstrong - The Lives and Careers of America's Most Famous Jazz Performers (Paperback)
Charles River Editors
R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memphis Going Down - A Century of Blues, Soul and Rock 'n' Roll (Paperback): James L. Dickerson Memphis Going Down - A Century of Blues, Soul and Rock 'n' Roll (Paperback)
James L. Dickerson
R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For over one hundred years, Memphis, Tennessee, has been the center of musical innovation for American popular music. From W. C. Handy to Alberta Hunter and Lil Hardin Armstrong, in the early years, to B. B. King in the late 1940s, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis in the 1950s, to Otis Redding, Booker T. and the MGs, and Al Green in the 1960s and early 1970s, Memphis music sizzled with a level of creativity unrivaled in the history of American music. For five decades of the city's marvelous music history, author James L. Dickerson was at ground zero, first as a high school rock musician and then as a student rhythm and blues musician at the University of Mississippi, where his band made history by becoming the first all-white musical group to perform at a black Memphis nightclub, and finally as a Memphis journalist, magazine publisher, and radio syndication owner, who had unparalleled access to many of the music greats of the latter half of the century. Memphis Going Down is told in the words of the record producers, performers, and songwriters themselves as they reflect on their lives and music and its impact on popular culture. You'll hear legendary record producers such as Chips Moman, Willie Mitchell, Sam Phillips, and Jim Stewart talk about the ups and downs of the industry. And you'll hear the artists themselves: Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Al Green, Bobby Womack, B. B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Rufus Thomas, members of the Box Tops, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds go one-on-one with the author in an effort to understand the mysteries of Memphis music.

Missouri Folklore Society Journal - Special Issue: Black Music in the Black Press: an Anthology of Essays from the Heartland... Missouri Folklore Society Journal - Special Issue: Black Music in the Black Press: an Anthology of Essays from the Heartland (Paperback)
Marc Rice
R557 R465 Discovery Miles 4 650 Save R92 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Beginner Blues Guitar Soloing (Paperback): Joseph Alexander Beginner Blues Guitar Soloing (Paperback)
Joseph Alexander
R547 Discovery Miles 5 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Central Avenue Sounds - Jazz in Los Angeles (Paperback, New edition): Clora Bryant, Buddy Collette, William Green, Steve... Central Avenue Sounds - Jazz in Los Angeles (Paperback, New edition)
Clora Bryant, Buddy Collette, William Green, Steve Isoardi, Marl Young
R869 R768 Discovery Miles 7 680 Save R101 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"From Buddy Collette's brilliant ruminations on Paul Robeson to Horace Tapscott's extraordinary insights about artistic production and community life . . . this collection of oral testimony presents a unique and memorable portrait of the 'Avenue' and of the artists whose creativity nurtured and sustained its golden age."--George Lipsitz, author of "Dangerous Crossroads

"If ever the West Coast enjoyed its own equivalent of the Harlem Renaissance, it was here on Central Avenue. This too-often forgotten setting was nothing less than a center of cultural ferment and a showplace for artistic achievement. Finally its story has been told, with a richness of detail and vitality of expression, by those who helped make it happen."--Ted Gioia, author of "West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California

"What a wonderful, comprehensive volume, full of knowledge and insight about an important time and place in jazz history. This book is a needed and welcomed addition on the rich African-American musical heritage of Los Angeles. It is well written and edited by people who were actually involved in the creation of the music, along with others who have a deep concern for preserving that legacy. This work gives the reader a truly in-depth look at the musicians, the music, and the social and political climate during that important development in American culture."--Kenny Burrell, jazz guitarist and Director of the Jazz Studies Program and Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles

Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential - House Parties, Hustlers and the Blues Life (Hardcover): Roger Stolle Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential - House Parties, Hustlers and the Blues Life (Hardcover)
Roger Stolle; Photographs by Lou Bopp
R894 R729 Discovery Miles 7 290 Save R165 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta (Hardcover): Steven Manheim Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta (Hardcover)
Steven Manheim
R810 R664 Discovery Miles 6 640 Save R146 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
300 Blues, Rock and Jazz Licks for Guitar - Learn 300 Classic Guitar Licks In The Style Of The World's 60 Greatest Players... 300 Blues, Rock and Jazz Licks for Guitar - Learn 300 Classic Guitar Licks In The Style Of The World's 60 Greatest Players (Paperback)
Joseph Alexander; Edited by Tim Pettingale
R1,085 Discovery Miles 10 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
100 Blues Lessons - Keyboard Lesson Goldmine Series (Paperback): David Pearl, Todd Lowry 100 Blues Lessons - Keyboard Lesson Goldmine Series (Paperback)
David Pearl, Todd Lowry
R805 R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Save R80 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

(Piano Instruction). Expand your keyboard knowledge with the Keyboard Lesson Goldmine series The series contains four books: Blues, Country, Jazz, and Rock. Each volume features 100 individual modules that cover a giant array of topics. Each lesson includes detailed instructions with playing examples. You'll also get extremely useful tips and more to reinforce your learning experience, plus two audio CDs featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book 100 Blues Lessons includes 12-bar blues, 8-bar blues, 16-bar blues; right-hand fills, left-hand patterns; stylings of the great blues pianists; chord voicings; dominant 7th chords, dominant 9th chords; and much more

Slide Guitar Soloing Techniques (Paperback): Levi Clay, Joseph Alexander Slide Guitar Soloing Techniques (Paperback)
Levi Clay, Joseph Alexander; Edited by Tim Pettingale
R548 Discovery Miles 5 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mama Said, 'This Boy's Gonna Be Somebody!' - The Untold Story of Oklahoma Blues Legend D.C. Minner (Paperback):... Mama Said, 'This Boy's Gonna Be Somebody!' - The Untold Story of Oklahoma Blues Legend D.C. Minner (Paperback)
Lanelda Hughes; Contributions by D C Minner; Selby Minner
R506 Discovery Miles 5 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Man of Misplaced Destiny (Paperback): Mike G Murphy The Man of Misplaced Destiny (Paperback)
Mike G Murphy
R310 Discovery Miles 3 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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