The popular Encyclopedia of the Blues, first published by the University of Arkansas Press in 1992 and reprinted six times, has become an indispensable reference source for all involved with or intrigued by the music. The work alphabetizes hundreds of biographical entries, presenting detailed examinations of the performers and of the instruments, trends, recordings, and producers who have created and popularized this truly American art form.
Encyclopedia of the Blues, 2nd Edition
$34.95
Second Edition
Gérard Herzhaft
Translated by Brigitte Debord
Featuring photographs by Paul harris, Jerry Haussler, and Anton J. Mikofsky
978-1-55728-452-5 (paper)
July 1997
“Congratulations to Gerald Herzhaft for a marvelous, useful book on the blues.”
—B.B. King
“. . . a valuable work which adds many details and much colorful history to Sheldon Harris’s seminal Blues Who’s Who. Encyclopedia of the Blues will educate, entertain, and delight blues loves for years to come.”
—John Lomax III