Contents Series Foreword ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii 1 Background 1 2 Must-Hear Music 17 Blues Rock 17 Big Bill Broonzy 24 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 31 Albert Collins 33 Robert Cray 35 “Cross Road Blues” 38 Willie Dixon 40 The Early 1960s’ London Blues Scene 46 “Folsom Prison Blues” 51 Gospel Music and the Blues 54 Guitar Slim and “The Things I Used to Do” 57 Buddy Guy 59 Hokum Blues and Ragtime Songs 61
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