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This book TWO is a separate enhancement on  "Your Personal Book of Solo Fingerstyle Blues Guitar 1 : Fundamental". Book TWO is comprised of 2 big chapters. Chapter TWO includes different variations in rhythmic styles, fret positions of chord and changes in applications, integrated...

Revive America will give tried and tested steps for drawing closer to God in a world that seems to be going the other direction. In its pages, you will find some of your favorite song lyrics which will remind you of the importance of music and its role in great renewals as well as challenge you to...

In Crossing Traditions: American Popular Music in Local and Global Contexts, a wide range of scholarly contributions on the local and global significance of American popular music examines the connections between selected American blues, rock and roll, and hip-hop music and their equivalents from...

A journey, yes, of sorts. With purpose, yes, that too. An author from another time, endeavouring to unearth space in today’s cyber world – and hopefully be less ambiguous with his planetarian/galactic metaphors. And to generally find his way around in the attempt; all with the lofty dream...

In I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta, Stephen A. King reveals the strategies used by blues promoters and organizers in Mississippi, both African American and white, local and state, to attract the attention of tourists. In the process, he reveals how promotional...

Gordon's Blues Guides, Volume One: Delta Blues is a quick and easy primer on the Mississippi Delta blues music of the 1920s and '30s, providing a brief history of the music, a list of the key artists with biographies, and recommended recordings.

Blues-Rock (1960s-2010s) is the third volume of Gordon's Blues Guide's, a concise and informative primer on this popular sub-genre of the blues, from its formation in the early 1960s through the present day. The guide provides a brief history of early blues-rock bands along with a list of...

Chicago Blues (1940s-1960s) is the second volume of Gordon's Blues Guides, a quick and easy primer on the Chicago blues style from the 1940s through the 1960s. The guide provides a brief history of the early days of the city's blues scene, a list of key artists with biographies, and recommended...

Blues Deluxe is an album by album guide to the music of popular blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa. Profusely illustrated with dozens of color photos, the guide includes over a dozen album reviews and reprints a rare 2011 Bonamassa interview.

In June of 1964, three young, white blues fans set out from New York City in a Volkswagen, heading for the Mississippi Delta in search of a musical legend. So begins Preachin' the Blues, the biography of American blues signer and guitarist Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (1902 - 1988). House pioneered...

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Now, Give My Poor Heart Ease puts front and center...

Questa breve storia del Blues intende presentare in maniera organica quelli che furono gli eventi, gli stili, i protagonisti della prima espressione artistica originale della comunità nera degli Stati Uniti d’America. Lo svolgersi degli avvenimenti è raccontato dagli anni della schiavitù, passa...

A wonderful selection of easy-to-medium piano solos, in both blues and boogie styles, including Cotton Mill Blues and Whistling The Blues. These pieces have been arranged and edited by Denes Agay and Gerald Martin.

Written in the late 1970s when I performed piano and vocals in Madison, WI, this Blues style song is for piano/vocalist and includes chords that can be used by guitarists. The song is written in the key of Bb Major and uses basic chords so instrumentalists can improvise. A lyrics only page is included...