{"product_id":"blues-before-sunrise-9780252033018","title":"Blues Before Sunrise","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssembles 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 \u0026amp; 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A vibrant account of a bygone era when blues and gospel were at their artistic zenith. . . . \u003ci\u003eBlues before Sunrise 2\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to long stand as a prime research source for Chicago bluesaholics.\" --\u003ci\u003eARSC Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\". . . it would be difficult to find a figure more responsible for introducing a deeper appreciation of the blues to a wider audience. \u003ci\u003eBlues Before Sunrise: Interviews From The Chicago Scene\u003c\/i\u003e is not a casual book about the Chicago blues scene, but it is an indispensable one for hardcore fans and scholars.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Blues Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cushing has provided a massive public service ... with this enthralling volume.\"--\u003ci\u003eJuke Blues 69\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is an unqualified \"must have\" for any blues fan interested in the history of the music.\"--\u003ci\u003eAbout.com: Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cushing's interviews are among the best I have ever read. \u003ci\u003eBlues Before Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e appeals to blues fans, media scholars, and any reader who appreciates regional voices and good old-fashioned storytelling.\"--Barry Lee Pearson, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eRobert Johnson: Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eBlues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Captures ... lightning in twelve different bottles.--\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036813459799,"sku":"9780252033018","price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252033018.jpg?v=1750932635","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blues-before-sunrise-9780252033018","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}