A first-ever book on the subject, New York City Blues: Postwar
Portraits from Harlem to the Village and Beyond offers a deep dive
into the blues venues and performers in the city from the 1940s
through the 1990s. Interviews in this volume bring the reader
behind the scenes of the daily and performing lives of working
musicians, songwriters, and producers. The interviewers capture
their voices - many sadly deceased - and reveal the changes in
styles, the connections between performers, and the evolution of
New York blues. New York City Blues is an oral history conveyed
through the words of the performers themselves and through the
photographs of Robert Schaffer, supplemented by the input of Val
Wilmer, Paul Harris, and Richard Tapp. The book also features the
work of award-winning author and blues scholar John Broven. Along
with writing a history of New York blues for the introduction,
Broven contributes interviews with Rose Marie McCoy, ""Doc"" Pomus,
Billy Butler, and Billy Bland. Some of the artists interviewed by
Larry Simon include Paul Oscher, John Hammond Jr., Rosco Gordon,
Larry Dale, Bob Gaddy, ""Wild"" Jimmy Spruill, and Bobby Robinson.
Also featured are over 160 photographs, including those by
respected photographers Anton Mikofsky, Wilmer, and Harris, that
provide a vivid visual history of the music and the times from
Harlem to Greenwich Village and neighboring areas. New York City
Blues delivers a strong sense of the major personalities and places
such as Harlem's Apollo Theatre, the history, and an in-depth
introduction to the rich variety, sounds, and styles that made up
the often-overlooked New York City blues scene.
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