Crossroads [electronic resource] : how the blues shaped rock 'n' roll (and rock saved the blues) / John Milward ; portraits by Margie Greve.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milward, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blues (Music)--History and criticism.

Blues (Music).

Blues (Music)--Influence.

Rock music--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The blues revival rescued the creators of America's most influential music from dusty obscurity, put them onstage in front of a vast new audience, and created rock 'n' roll

Contents:

Title Page; Contents; Preface; Prelude: Cross Road Blues; 1 | Rare Records and Working Musicians; 2 | Chicago Blues and the Birth of Folk-Blues; 3 | Bohemian Blues and the Folk Revival; 4 | British Blues; 5 | Out of the Past; 6 | University of Chicago Blues; 7 | Ballroom Blues; 8 | Out of the Past and Into the Present; 9 | The Cream of (Mostly) British Blues; 10 | Baby Boom Blues; 11 | Rockin' the Blues; 12 | Stoned Blues; 13 | Exiles on Star Street; 14 | Fathers, Mothers & Sons; 15 | Texas (Rock Star) Blues; 16 | Sweet Home Chicago; 17 | Further On Up the Road; Last Call; Notes; Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-55553-823-1

OCLC:

842909512