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A Blues Life

A Blues Life
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 0252025261
ISBN-13 : 9780252025266
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Book Synopsis A Blues Life by : Henry Townsend

Download or read book A Blues Life written by Henry Townsend and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through Townsend's easy reminiscences, the guitarist Lonnie Johnson, the pianists Walter Davis and Roosevelt Sykes, and the promoter Jessie Johnson come vividly to life, along with scores of other individuals both remembered and forgotten who left their mark on a key musical genre."--BOOK JACKET.


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