Blues Music: Library Catalog
Books
Biographies
Virginia Piedmont Blues: The Lives and Art of Two Virginia Bluesmen by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0812282094Publication Date: 1990-03-29
Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis by Call Number: ML419.D386 Z33 2015ISBN: 9780226234106Publication Date: 2015-04-10
Histories
Red River Blues: The Blues Tradition in the Southeast by Call Number: ML3521 .B398 1995ISBN: 0252065212Publication Date: 1995-10-01
Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781469659367Publication Date: 2020-09-22
Virginia's Blues, Country, and Gospel Records, 1902-1943: An Annotated Discography by Call Number: ML156.4.B6 L87 1989ISBN: 0813116589Publication Date: 1989-06-29
Sweet Bitter Blues: Washington DC's Homemade Blues by Call Number: ML419.W49 A3 2020ISBN: 9781496826916Publication Date: 2020-03-30
Pictorial Works
Blue Muse: Timothy Duffy's Southern Photographs by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781469648279Publication Date: 2019-01-14
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
Drink House to Church House. Vol. 1: Songs & Stories from the Roots of America by Call Number: CD-7469Publication Date: 2005?
Recommended Albums
Serials
For researchers who wish to learn more about blues music from North Carolina, BluesNews is a valuable publication. BluesNews is based in the Triangle, covering blues music and artists from Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. The Southern Folklife Collection has copies from 1991 to 2001.