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The Blues Makers
Containing Reprints of Two Titles The Bluesmen and Sweet As the Showers of Rain
by Samuel Charters
ISBN: 0306804387
ISBN-13: 9780306804380
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Published date: 1991
Size: 7 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.6 pounds
Pages: 186
Publisher's Notes
Samuel Charters has long been considered a leading authority on the blues, and here he explores the personal, social, and musical backgrounds of the great blues makers. Charters proceeds from Mississippi, through Alabama and Texas, Memphis and Atlanta, to the Atlantic Coast and the Carolinas, stopping on the way to examine the music and lives of native blues makers. This book is simply one of the most remarkable books ever written on the blues.
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The Blues Makers (Da Capo Paperback)
Charters, Samuel
New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press. Paperback. 0306804387 Samuel Charters has long been considered a leading authority on the blues, and here he explores the personal, social, and musical backgrounds of the great blues makers. Charters proceeds from Mississippi, through Alabama and Texas, Memphis and Atlanta, to the Atlantic Coast and the Carolinas, stopping on the way to examine the music and lives of native blues makers. This book is simply one of the most remarkable books ever written on the blues. 186 pages. Your order will be on its way by the next business day! . Very Good. 1991. ( more information)
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The Blues Makers
Charters, Samuel
NY: Da Capo Press, 1991. A reprint of "The Bluesmen" (1967) and "Sweet as the Showers of Rain" (1977). 405 pages, index, many illustrations. Covers lightly scuffed. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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The Blues Makers
Charters, Samuel
N .Y.: Da Capo, 1991 Softcover, royal 8vo, illustrated, 186 pages . A fine uncreased copy, unmarked, usnoiled and uncreased . ( more information)
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Charters, Samuel
NY: Da Capo, 1991. First Thus. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Two volumes in one. pp: 219 + 186, index; text illus from photographs. This volume combines THE BLUESMEN (first published in 1967) and SWEET AS THE SHOWERS OF RAIN (1977), with additional material by the author. 10" x 7". ( more information)
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