{"product_id":"pioneers-of-the-blues-revival-music-in-american-life-9780252038334","title":"Pioneers of the Blues Revival Music in American","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains interviews of many of the prominent white researchers and enthusiasts whose advocacy spearheaded the blues' crossover into the mainstream starting in the 1960s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlues Book of the Year, \u003ci\u003eLiving Blues\u003c\/i\u003e Awards, 2015. \"The book makes an extraordinary contribution to the field . . . The author creates a rich portrait of the whole blues revival movement.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Robert Pruter, author of \u003ci\u003eChicago Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003ePioneers of the Blues Revival\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to the literature on this crucial moment. An invaluable accomplishment.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Mr. Cushing, a longtime blues broadcaster, gathers his own interviews with 17 figures who forged a legacy that reaches far beyond their record rooms. . . . whatever underlies the mania of this strange tribe of hunters and gatherers, their achievement is undeniable, and America's musical heritage would be much the poorer without their efforts.\"--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Any student or historian with a serious interest in country Blues, urban Blues, jug bands, Jazz, gospel, and related styles will find this book very informative and illuminating. Thanks to Cushing we may all learn a good deal more about a diverse lot of individuals who passions were ignited by the Blues.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Illinois State Historical Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent read for those interested in more than the music. . . . for those whose interests go far beyond the notes and singing, into the realms of history, discovery, dissemination and documentation.\"--\u003ci\u003eLiving Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The two additional pieces in \u003ci\u003ePioneers of the Blues Revival\u003c\/i\u003e requires anybody who was at all taken by the first edition to buy the second edition. The pieces on McCormick and Garon are that essential for the book's completeness.\"--Robert Pruter, \u003ci\u003eReal Blues Forum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400430723415,"sku":"9780252038334","price":87.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252038334.jpg?v=1730470664","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pioneers-of-the-blues-revival-music-in-american-life-9780252038334","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}