Chris Thomas King’s book, "The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture" is the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s One Book One Community selection for 2023.

Subtitled "Music in the African American Community", Patrick J. O'Conner looks at the history of blues music in the Wichita area. Ted reviews the book in this episode. Aired 02/10/2025 ...

Legendary Blues Band Releasing Lost Live Album With New Comic Book first appeared on Parade on Jun 20, 2025 This story was ...

Two new books take an unusual approach to music history and blues appreciation Ken Tucker reviews Robert McCormick's Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey, and Robert Mugge's ...

Cover to Cover: 15 Books Every Music Fan Should Read. It's National Read a Book Day! ... Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom by Peter Guralnik. $16.69 $19.

For Julia Simon and Charles Oriel, the classroom and the stage have always felt surprisingly similar. Their band, Julie and the Jukes, is more than just a blues ensemble — it’s the result of a meeting ...

Many blues songs were born from raw, raucous life experiences, set to music. Early commercial recordings were made with sanitized lyrics. ... Mr. Wald is the author of 10 other books on music, ...