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Book SynopsisAssembles the best interviews from Steve Cushing's long-running radio program "Blues Before Sunrise", the syndicated, award-winning programme focusing on vintage blues and R & B. This book focuses in particular on pre-World War II blues singers, performers active in 1950s Chicago, and nonperformers who contributed to the early blues world.
Trade Review"A vibrant account of a bygone era when blues and gospel were at their artistic zenith. . . .
Blues before Sunrise 2 is sure to long stand as a prime research source for Chicago bluesaholics." --
ARSC Journal". . . it would be difficult to find a figure more responsible for introducing a deeper appreciation of the blues to a wider audience.
Blues Before Sunrise: Interviews From The Chicago Scene is not a casual book about the Chicago blues scene, but it is an indispensable one for hardcore fans and scholars." --
Chicago Blues Guide"Cushing has provided a massive public service ... with this enthralling volume."--
Juke Blues 69"The book is an unqualified "must have" for any blues fan interested in the history of the music."--
About.com: Blues"Cushing's interviews are among the best I have ever read.
Blues Before Sunrise appeals to blues fans, media scholars, and any reader who appreciates regional voices and good old-fashioned storytelling."--Barry Lee Pearson, coauthor of
Robert Johnson: Lost and Found"Sure to fascinate and delight both scholars and general readers, these interviews are full of wonderful material, including some bombshells about who really wrote hit blues songs."--Steve Cheseborough, blues performer and author of
Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues"Captures ... lightning in twelve different bottles.--
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