The art of the blues
Subtitle: a visual treasury of black music's golden age
By: Bill Dahl ; art consultant, Chris James
Contributors: James, Chris (Guitarist), consultant
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780226396699; 9780226396729
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Music title pages; Sound recordings; History and criticism; Blues (Music) in art; Blues musicians; Album covers; Blues (Music); Pictorial works; Commercial art
Description: This stunning book charts the rich history of the blues, through the dazzling array of posters, album covers, and advertisements that have shaped its identity over the past hundred years.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.
Table of contents: title: The jazz me blues : sheet music; title: That stuff you sell : pre-war race records ads; title: The hottest bands! the biggest hits! record catalogs; title: Rare beauty : pre-war 78 labels; title: What a night, what a show! music and movie posters; title: That sunny road : postwar blues 78 labels; title: The blues roll on : album covers; title: Hang it on the wall : photograph gallery; title: I'm talkin about you : publications and promotions; title: The big time : album covers.