Featuring exclusive color photos from Chicago Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Noble, this book gives an overview of the early days of the blues and its development from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago, to becoming the global musical movement it is today
Women have been at the dawn of the blues since Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey were singing about hard knocks and tough love in smoky bars. This book gives an overview of the early days of the blues and its development from the Mississippi Delta to the windy city, Chicago, to becoming the global musical movement it is today. Includes: Ma Rainey Shemekia Copeland Rosetta Tharpe Mavis Staples Etta James Janis Joplin Bonnie Raitt Susan Tedeschi Big Mama Thornton Koko Taylor Bessie Smith Kyla Brox and many more... Written by acclaimed music writer Zoe Howe, compiled by celebrated African-American blues singer Kat Pearson and Chicago Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, 2014, Jennifer Noble, and featuring exclusive color photos from Noble's fascinating collection.
Women have been at the dawn of the blues since Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey were singing about hard knocks and tough love in smoky bars. This book gives an overview of the early days of the blues and its development from the Mississippi Delta to the hometown of the electric blues, Chicago, to becoming the vibrant global musical movement it is today. In addition, there are exclusive interviews with dozens of the women leading the Blues today. Featuring selected highlights from Chicago blues photographer Jennifer Noble's extensive colour collection. Compiled by Jennifer Noble with an introduction by acclaimed music writer Zoe Howe, it provides exclusive interviews with over 30 extraordinary women who take the blues to new heights today. Includes biographies of legendary blues singers: Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Sippie Wallace, Victoria Spivey, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Big Mama Thornton, Etta James, Mavis Staples, Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt Features interviews with: Barbara Blue, Kyla Brox, Barbara Carr, Joanna Connor, Shemekia Copeland, Debbie Davies, Thornetta Davis, Deitra Farr, Ivy Ford, Ruthie Foster, Dana Gillespi, Tia Gouttebel, Diunna Greenleaf, Anne Harris, Uvee Hayes, Lynne Jordan, Mary Lane, Larkin Poe, Grana' Louise, Connie Lush, Annie Mack, Liz Mandeville, Lisa Mann, Kate Moss, Terrie Odabi, Do a Oxford, Kat Pearson, Kat Riggins, Chick Rodgers, Jackie Scott, Sister Cookie, Peaches Staten, Susan Tedeschi, Irma Thoma