Crossroads : how the blues shaped rock 'n' roll (and rock saved the blues) /

The blues revival rescued the creators of America's most influential music from dusty obscurity, put them onstage in front of a vast new audience, and created rock 'n' roll

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Milward, John
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Northeastern University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Blues (Music) > History and criticism. Blues (Music) > Influence. Rock music > History and criticism. MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Heavy Metal. MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Punk. MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Rare records and working musicians
Chicago blues and the birth of folk-blues
Bohemian blues and the folk revival
British blues
Out of the past
University of Chicago blues
Ballroom blues
Out of the past and into the present
The cream of (mostly) British blues
Baby boom blues
Rockin' the blues
Stoned blues
Exiles on star street
Fathers, mothers, and sons
Texas (rock star) blues
Sweet home Chicago
Further on up the road.