{"product_id":"the-blues-a-visual-history-100-years-of-music-that-changed-the-world-hardcover","title":"The Blues: A Visual History: 100 Years of Music That Changed the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott Barretta\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharting the history of the blues from its rural roots in the American South and focusing on the key musicians and singers who brought it recognition worldwide, \u003cem\u003eThe Blues: A Visual History\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique and fully illustrated account of the development of the blues. This deceptively simple, 12-bar musical form has become the common denominator that has driven the popular music of the last hundred years. As John Lee Hooker put it: \"The music we play . . . that music is the roots. Rock music, everything else, is like a branch on the same tree. It all comes from the Blues.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e350 stunning photographs and illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA wealth of archive photography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRare graphic memorabilia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eForeword by Marshall Chess, veteran record producer with his family's legendary Chicago rhythm-and-blues label, Chess Records\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Author Mike Evans is a musician, editor, and author whose books include the best-selling \u003cem\u003eElvis: A Celebration\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRay Charles: The Birth of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e. Consultant editor Robert Gordon is a Grammy Award-winning writer and filmmaker specializing in the music of the American south, and Scott Barretta is a blues specialist writer, broadcaster, and lecturer.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 11 x 9.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47466615734450,"sku":"9780764359750","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3065624cbbee4321d8aa78a7f0a1a1ce.webp?v=1779026738","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-blues-a-visual-history-100-years-of-music-that-changed-the-world-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}