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Examining the blues genre by region, and describing the differences unique to each, make this a must-have for music scholars and lay readers alike.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations
Chronology
1. The Blues as Culture
2. King Cotton
3. On Her Daddy's Sugar Farm
4. State of Origin
5. Fleeing the Fields
6. Ecoregions
7. Arranging the Ecoregions
8. Artists by Ecoregion of Birth
9. Vaudeville Era by Birth State
10. State Only Known
Selected Artists' CD Discography
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Bob Eagle is an independent scholar in Australia. He is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Blues and Gospel Music.

Eric S. LeBlanc is an instructor at the Victoria Conservatory of Music in Canada.

Reviews

Blues: A Regional Experience should be purchased by every library and by every blues researcher.
*Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association*

A valuable reference book for any blues researcher and an interesting approach to rethinking arbitrary categories.
*Living Blues*

A Selected Artists CD discography and a bibliography complete the offer. It is difficult to imagine that anyone can possibly write seriously about blues in the future without this book at their elbow. It's an absolute classic and absolutely indispensable.
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