Elwood's Blues
Subtitle: Interviews with the Blues Legends and Stars
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: September 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780879308094
Subjects: Blues; Music; Rock Music; Music/Songbooks; Genres & Styles - Blues; History & Criticism - General; Music / History & Criticism; Music / Reference; Genres & Styles - Rock; Blues musicians; Interviews
First sentence: A gospel singer in his Arkansas hometown, Luther Allison overcame his fear of the devil's music to become a major force in the second wave of postwar Chicago blues.
Description: "Born in the Delta, the blues has meandered through Mississippi juke joints and Chicago nightclubs, Texas roadhouses and Memphis studios, and on to concert halls worldwide. Elwood's Blues in the story of the artists who have carried the blues along these roads." "Since 1993 the award-winning House of Blues Radio Hour has brought in-depth artist profiles and blues music to millions of listeners, courtesy host Dan Aykroyd and producer Ben Manilla. Now these interviews are here for you to enjoy. Elwood's Blues also includes a discography of essential blues recording and transcripts of the skits performed by Dan Aykroyd, a.k.a. Elwood Blues, on The House of Blues Radio Hour."--BOOK JACKET.