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Blues Unlimited: Essential Interviews from the Original Blues Magazine

Bill Greensmith

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Description for Blues Unlimited: Essential Interviews from the Original Blues Magazine Hardback. Editor(s): Greensmith, Bill; Camarigg, Mark; Rowe, Mike. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1176.
British blues fan Mike Leadbitter launched the magazine Blues Unlimited in 1963. The groundbreaking publication fueled the then-nascent, now-legendary blues revival that reclaimed seminal figures like Son House and Skip James from obscurity. Throughout its history, Blues Unlimited heightened the literacy of blues fans, documented the latest news and career histories of countless musicians, and set the standard for revealing long-form interviews. Conducted by Bill Greensmith, Mike Leadbitter, Mike Rowe, John Broven, and others, and covering a who's who of blues masters, these essential interviews from Blues Unlimited shed light on their subjects while gleaning colorful detail from the rough ... Read more

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Hardback

Publication date

2015

Publisher

University of Illinois Press United States

Number of pages

496

Condition

New

Series

Music in American Life

Number of Pages

496

Place of Publication

Baltimore, United States

ISBN

9780252039416

SKU

V9780252039416

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About Bill Greensmith

Bill Greensmith is a photographer from England now living in St. Louis; producer of CDs for Red Lightnin', Ace and Rhino Records and consultant for numerous record companies; former co-editor of Blues Unlimited (1974–87); and former host of a weekly blues radio program on KDHX, St. Louis (1989–94). Mike Rowe is a longtime blues broadcaster, reviewer, writer, and compiler, and ... Read more

Reviews for Blues Unlimited: Essential Interviews from the Original Blues Magazine

"The musicians run the gamut from the well known (Albert Collins, Freddie King, Arthur Crudup) to the obscure… The University of Illinois Press is to be commended for making this material available once more, this time in permanent form."
Journal of Folklore Research "Groundbreaking artist interviews and a covey of the most enlightening are collected here (along with a ... Read moregang of photos) over the volume's generous 496 pages. A necessary purchase."
Gary von Tersch, Big City Rhythm & Blues Blues "Blues Unlimited set the standard for all of the other blues publications that followed in its wake. . . . Throughout the book, the editors and writers of Blues Unlimited show a deep knowledge of the history of the musicians under consideration."
Blues Blast Magazine "The pioneering work of Blues Unlimited produced a mine of - often very detailed - information about forgotten and new blues heros. This compilation worthy of reading interviews shows that in a varied and colourful way.”
De Blueskrant "Blues Unlimited was not only an amazing source of information but also an inspiration to the founders of Living Blues magazine. We wanted to do our part in America to join in and complement BU's groundbreaking work. The late Mike Leadbitter, co-editor of BU, and his successors left a marvelous legacy of blues literature and generously shared their research with us."
Jim O'Neal, co-founder, Living Blues magazine "There is a remarkable variety of work here. The obvious commitment to tradition, to getting the story right, reporting it accurately, and providing an unstinting platform for the voices of the human beings that created this musical tradition, shows through time and again, with candor and clarity."
Steven C. Tracy, author of Hot Music, Ragmentation, and the Bluing of American Literature "Without Blues Unlimited, our knowledge and understanding of the history of the blues would be neither as rich nor as detailed as it is. We owe every contributor a debt of gratitude that we can only repay by appreciating their efforts."
Paul Vernon, author of Last Swill and Testament: The Hilarious, Unexpurgated Memoirs of Paul 'Sailor' Vernon, Blues Fanatic, Rare Record Dealer, Ligger, Erstwhile Bon Viveur, and Friend to the Stars "The Blues Unlimited crew provided a wonderful service to blues enthusiasts worldwide and did themselves proud
real trailblazers. A sure, can't miss winner."
Steve Cushing, host of Blues Before Sunrise and author of Pioneers of the Blues Revival Show Less

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