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Book SynopsisExamines the role of British narratives of masculinity and power in the postwar era of decolonization and national decline that contributed to the creation of a network of British musicians influenced by African-American blues music, and how its members used the tropes, vocabulary, and mythology of African-American blues traditions to forge their own musical identities.
Trade Review“Andrew Kellett’s definitive study of the 1960s British blues movement highlights the music’s important trans-Atlantic connections and complex history. Carefully researched and engagingly written,
The British Blues Network traces the emergence of rock music as we know it today and will appeal to scholars and fans alike.”- Ulrich Adelt, University of Wyoming
