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Product Identifiers

PublisherECW Press

ISBN-10155022400X

ISBN-139781550224009

eBay Product ID (ePID)18038420967

Product Key Features

Book TitleChicago Blues : As Seen from the inside

Number of Pages152 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGenres & Styles / Blues, Composers & Musicians, Criticism, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal

Publication Year2000

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic, Photography, Biography & Autobiography

Book SeriesIllinois Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight25 oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-341818

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal781.643/09773/11022

SynopsisFlerlage is one of the most recognized names in,photography, and his photos of the Chicago Blues,scene in the 1960s and 1970s have become legendary,among Blues fans and aficionados. Here, for the,first time, are Raeburn's best photos of America's,greatest blues artists at the pinnalcles of their,careers, reporudced in a beautiful format. From,Howlin' Wolf performing at the legendary Pepper's,lounge to Otis Spann and James Cotton playing,Muddy Waters' basement, these pictures bring to,life one of the most incredible periods in,American musical history., Flerlage is one of the most recognized names in photography, and his photos of the Chicago Blues scene in the 1960s and 1970s have become legendary among Blues fans and aficionados. Here, for the first time, are Raeburn's best photos of America's greatest blues artists at the pinnalcles of their careers, reporudced in a beautiful format. From Howlin' Wolf performing at the legendary Pepper's lounge to Otis Spann and James Cotton playing Muddy Waters' basement, these pictures bring to life one of the most incredible periods in American musical history., Chicago's greatest blues artists are captured in Flerlage's photos, from Howlin' Wolf performing at legendary Pepper's Lounge to Otis Spann and James Cotton playing in Muddy Waters' basement. 150 photos., A stunning collection of photographs from Chicago's foremost blues photographer. When Raeburn Flerlage was asked to take a picture of Memphis Slim in 1959, he began a career that would produce some of the most fascinating and important photos ever taken of blues musicians. By shooting concert performances, studio sessions, interviews, and club shows, he became a fixture of the Chicago blues scene during the 1960s and early 70s, and captured some of America's greatest blues artists at the pinnacle of their careers: Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Spann, James Cotton, John Lee Hooker, Son House, and many more. Here, for the first time, are Raeburn's greatest photos, reproduced in a beautiful format. From Howlin' Wolf performing at legendary Pepper's lounge to Otis Spann and James Cotton playing in Muddy Waters' basement, these pictures bring to life one of the most incredible periods in American musical history, and will make you feel like you're right there in that smoky bar, listening.

LC Classification NumberML3521.F59 2000