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Blues Music: Library Catalog
Books
Biographies
Blues Who's Who: A Biographical Dictionary of Blues Singers by Call Number: ML102.B6 H3 1981ISBN: 0306801558Publication Date: 1981-08-21
Blues Guitar: The Men Who Made the Music: From the Pages of Guitar Player Magazine by Call Number: ML399 .B53 1993ISBN: 0879302925Publication Date: 1993-05-20
I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy by Call Number: ML420.B78 R54 2011ISBN: 9780226717456Publication Date: 2011-05-15
Josh White: Society Blues by Call Number: ML420.W48 W35 2000ISBN: 1558492690Publication Date: 2000-11-13
The Life and Legend of Leadbelly by Call Number: ML420.L238 W6 1994ISBN: 0060924683Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Histories
Nothing but the Blues: The Music and the Musicians by Call Number: ML3521.N68 1993ISBN: 1558592717Publication Date: 1993-12-01
Spinning Blues into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records by Call Number: ML405 .C64 2000ISBN: 0312261330Publication Date: 2000-05-22
Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues and Rock 'N' Roll by Call Number: ML385 .G95 2003ISBN: 1841952818Publication Date: 2003
Black Pearls: Blues Queens of the 1920s by Call Number: ML3521 .H38 1988ISBN: 0813512794Publication Date: 1988-03-01
Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in the Blues by Call Number: ML3521 .O42 1990ISBN: 0521374375Publication Date: 1990-04-12
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey by Call Number: ML3521 .M37 2003ISBN: 0060525444Publication Date: 2003-09-16
The Music of Black Americans: A History by Call Number: ML3556 .S74 1997ISBN: 0393038432Publication Date: 1997-03-01
Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and Blues by Call Number: ML3561.B63 S53ISBN: 0026100002Publication Date: 1978-01-01Early Downhome Blues: A Musical and Cultural Analysis by
Call Number: ML3561.B63 T58 pt.2ISBN: 0252007786Publication Date: 1977-01-01
Pictorial Works
The Art of the Blues: A Visual Treasury of Black Music's Golden Age by Call Number: ML85 .D3 2016ISBN: 9780226396699Publication Date: 2016-11-01
Going to Chicago: A Year on the Chicago Blues Scene by Call Number: ML3521 .G73 1990ISBN: 0942627091Publication Date: 1989-08-01
Blues in Black and White: The Landmark Ann Arbor Blues Festivals by Call Number: ML3521 .L58 2010ISBN: 0472116959Publication Date: 2010-06-25
Reference
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Blues by Call Number: ML3521 .E92 2005ISBN: 9780399530722Publication Date: 2005-02-01
Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943 by Call Number: ML156.2 .D63 1997ISBN: 0198162391Publication Date: 1997-10-30- The Blues Discography, 1943-1970: A Selective Discography of Post-War Blues Records by Call Number: ML156.4.B6 B684 2007ISBN: 0968644570Publication Date: 2007
- The Blues Discography, 1971-2000: The Later Years: A Selective Discography by Call Number: ML156.4.B6 B68 2011ISBN: 9780986641732Publication Date: 2011
100 Books Every Blues Fan Should Own by Call Number: ML128.B49 K65 2014ISBN: 9780810889217Publication Date: 2014-02-07
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings by Call Number: ML156.4.B6 R88 2006ISBN: 0140513841Publication Date: 2006-10-31
Audio
Catalog:
In addition to streaming audio and video, the Music Library holds more than 60,000 sound and video recordings you can check out. Use the library catalog to find their call numbers, then ask for them at the Music Library Circulation Desk
- Use ALL FIELDS search.
- Refine your search (to CD, Vinyl Record, Audiocassette, etc) with limiters on the left side of the screen
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Ex. ALL FIELDS: Big Bill Broonzy |
Ex. ALL FIELDS: Blues (music) |
Pay attention to the item's location; there are several collections on campus that have music materials.
When you find a recording you are interested in, click on its Subject tab to find similar items. If the item you want is checked out or we don't own it, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.
Database:
- Alexander Street Press CollectionsMany thousands of streaming film and audio files from across many disciplines, including the Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Health Sciences, and more. Most can be viewed/listened to in clips and have transcripts available.
Video
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey by Call Number: DVD-150 disc1ISBN: 0738903892Publication Date: 2003
The American Folk Blues Festival, 1962-1966. Volume One by Call Number: DVD-942Publication Date: 2003
The American Folk Blues Festival, 1962-1966. Volume Two by Call Number: DVD-999Publication Date: 2003
The American Folk-Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966 by Call Number: DVD-172Publication Date: 2007
A Celebration of Blues and Soul: The 1989 Presidential Inaugural concert by Call Number: DVD-608Publication Date: 2014
