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Biographies, Name discographies

Jones, Patti: One man's blues ; the life and times of Mose Allison. London 1995.
      358 p., (8) p. of photos. Bio-discography, ex. of music hb EUR 38.00

Page, Christopher I.: Boogie Woogie stomp ; Albert Ammons and his music.
      Cleveland, Oh. 1997. XIX,282 p. Illustrated bio-discography, many colour photos hb EUR 64.00

Brooks, Ken: Captain Beefheart ; tin teardrop. Ludgershall 2000. 129 p. pb EUR 20.90

Barnes, Mike: Captain Beefheart. London 2000. 396 p., [8] p. of photos. Biography pb EUR 26.60

Harkleroad, Bill, with Billy James: Lunar notes ; Zoot Horn Rollo's Captain Beefheart
      experience. Wembley 1998. 151 p., [8] p. of photos pb EUR 24.70

Collis, John: Chuck Berry. London 2002. 248 p., [8] p. of photos. Biography hb EUR 32.30

Brooks, Ken: The adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, with Paul Butterfield and
      David Clayton Thomas. London 1999. 186 p. pb EUR 20.90

Bainton, Roy: Talk to me baby ; the story of the Blues Band. Poole 1994. 101 p.
      Illustrated history of the Blues Band and its members. large pb EUR 17.10

Parra, Fito de la, with T.W. McGarry & Marlane McGarry: Living the blues ; Canned Heat's
      story of music, drugs, death, sex and survival. Niporno, Cal. 2000. VII,375 p. pb EUR 24.70

Radcliffe, Dave: The Lonnie Donegan discography 1953-1982. High Crompton 1989.
      131 leaves large sb EUR 23.00

Celmins, Martin: Peter Green, founder of Fleetwood Mac ; the authorized biography.
      London 1998. 239 p., [16] p. of photos. Incl. discography. pb EUR 24.70

Collins, Tony: Rock, Mr. Blues ; the life and music of Wynonie Harris.
      Milford N.H. 1995. 179 p. Illustrated bio-discography pb EUR 36.25

Memories of Buddy Holly / compiled by Jim Dawson & Spencer Leigh. Milford, N.H. 1996.
      167 p. Illustrated. Collection of quotations by his family, fellow musicians, fans etc. pb EUR 29.05

Franz, Steve: The amazing secret history of Elmore James. Saint Louis, Mo. 2002.
      ca. 300 p. Over 100 illustrations, biography with discography ca. Dec. ca. pb EUR 50.75

Swinton, Paul: Blind Lemon Jefferson. 2003? no date or price yet

Calt, Stephen: Hellhound on my trail ; a biography of Robert Johnson. delayed, no date available yet


Werner: Mississippi Delta Blues ; Formen und Texte von Robert Johnson
      (1911-1939). Graz 1986. 160 p. (Beiträge zur Jazzforschung = Studies in jazz
      research ; 8) Examples of music. Text in German, but lyrics also in English pb EUR 22.00

Smith, Chris: That's the stuff ; the recordings of Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry,
      Sticks McGhee and J. C. Burris. Bixter 1999. XXVI,184 p. large sb EUR 28.50

McGowan, James A.: Hear today, here to stay ; a personal history of Rhythm and Blues.
      Reprint (1993). Ambler, Pa. 1997. VII,197 p., [26] p. of photos. McGowan was
      performing in the early 1950s R&B scene pb EUR 40.05

Dawson, Jim: Nervous man nervous ; Big Jay McNeely and the rise of the honking
      tenor sax. Milford, N.H. 1994. 167 p. Illustrated pb EUR 31.95

Mahal, Taj & Stephen Foehr: Taj Mahal ; autobiography of a bluesman. London 2001.
      287p., [24] p. of photos hb EUR 32.30
      -----same,but: 2002. soon, ca. pb EUR 19.00

Lorenz, Wolfgang: Johnny Shines discography. Bonn [1997]. 35 p.
      (Moonshine blues books ; MBB-3) pb EUR 4.90

Brooks, Edward: The Bessie Smith companion ; a critical and detailed apreciation of the
      recordings. Reprint (1982). Wheatley 1989. XX,229 p. Ex. of music & discography pb EUR 34.20

Rowe, Bill & Chris Smith, Howard Rye: The half ain't been told ; an Otis Spann career
      discography. Amsterdam 2000. XX,136 p. sb EUR 33.00

Starr, Bob: I'm in the groove man. Inglewood, Cal. 1986. 92 p., (16) p. of photos. pb EUR 15.90

Turner, Ike, with Nigel Cawthorne: Takin' back my name ; the confessions of Ike Turner.
      London 1999. XVI,271 p. , [8] p. of photos. hb EUR 32.30

 

 

 

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