Today's Chicago Blues
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.38 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1893121194 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 238 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is a complete guide on many different levels. Never have I read such a great guide for musicians to go out and get a chance to play and learn and JAM. --Robert Loerzel, Daily SouthtownKaren Hanson's new book is a travel guide, a history, an encyclopedia and a CD-buying guide, all in one--and all about Chicago blues. Today's Chicago Blues is a guide book that is well worth checking out. Chapter eight is a comprehensive alphabetical guide to Chicago's biggest treasure, our Blues artists. Get your axe and get in gear. The book is steeped in history and well-researched facts. The book is steeped in history and well-researched facts. This chapter is worth the price of the book alone. In eight chapters Ms. Both a visitor new to the Blues and a seasoned Blues Fanatic can enjoy this great book. I
. She teaches writing and literature at DeVry University in Tinley Park. She has also hosted online blues chats and forums. Karen Hanson was a busy suburban mom when she discovered the Chess album, The Best of Muddy Waters, in a discount bin at the mall record store. She played it continuously in the stereo of her minivan for a year and a half. That's how she got hooked on
Come on--immerse yourself in the historical and cultural context of this powerful, emotional, sensual music, and see for yourself how Sweet Home Chicago is moving the legacy of the blues forward.. Illinois Woman's Press Association Award Book Award - 1st Place - General NonfictionCome on Baby, Don't You Want to Go? Chicago boasts more landmarks in blues history than any place else north of the Mississippi Delta. Only in Chicago can you hear live blues music seven days a week, 365 days a year, by musicians who helped create the Chicago blues sound--a lusty, amplified style built on shuffling rhythms, electrified slide guitar, wailing harmonica, and gritty vocals. A more in-depth look at the city's blues scene than typical guidebooks offer, this up-to-date resource offers both newcomers and longtime devotees a handy and informative way to enrich their experience of this celebrated musical genre. More blues musicians live and work in Chicago than in any other city in the world, and more clubs devoted entirely to the blues thrive here than in any other metropolitan area. Natives and visitors alike know there is no better party music than the rollicking, soulful, swinging tempos and melodies of the blues for drawing you in, getting you moving, and reaching deep into your soul.Today's Chicago Blues brings together everything fans will need to know about the blues in Chicago. The passion and intimacy of this celebra
Covers the Breadth, but not the Depth of the Chicago Blues Scene This book is a fairly comprehensive and encyclopedic glossary of Chicago blues artists and clubs. The descriptions of clubs and festivals are mundane and factual, and for the most part they don't try too hard to capture the essence or soul of the blues through descriptions of live events. While the artist directory (featuring 80 or so musicians) does make some effort at painting the scene's many colorful characters through artist spotlights and anecdotes (e.g. Eddie "the Chief" Clearwater discovering his trademark headdress at a friend's house party), the description of the Chicago blues festival is particularly inane ("bring if rain. A Must Have Guide to Chicago's Blues Scene This book is different than other books about Chicago blues. Its journalistic style covers a lot of ground in less than 250 pages. It is contemporary in the sense that it captures the Chicago Blues scene today, not as it existed fifty or even five years ago."Today's Chicago Blues" serves a dual audience. First of all it is a "must have" for out-of town blues fans who wants to maximize their trip to the Blues Mecca known as Chicago. The book not only contains a detailed guide to the many blues venues in the Chicago area, but it also includes little known items like the location of grave-sites for blues legends like Muddy Waters, Howli. Beverly Daugherty said This is one good book! I used it to see the gravesites. This is one good book! I used it to see the gravesites of famous blues musicians like Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf and Otis Spann. I found the original home of Muddy Waters where many/all blues musicians hung out and played the blues. This book was a big help for what I wanted to see in Chicago!