R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country

Illustrated by R. Crumb.
Text by Stephen Calt, David Jansen, and Richard Nevins.
Introduction by Terry Zwicoff.

Anyone who knows Robert Crumb's work as an illustrator knows of his passion for music. And all those who collect his work prize the Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats, and Pioneers of Country Music trading card sets he created in the early-to-mid-1980s. Now they are packaged together for the first time in book form, along with an exclusive 21-track CD of music selected and compiled by Crumb himself (featuring original recordings by Charlie Patton, "Dock" Boggs, "Jelly Roll" Morton, and others). A bio of each musician is provided, along with a full-color original illustration by the cartoonist. A characteristically idiosyncratic tribute by an underground icon to the musical innovators who helped inspire him, R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country is a must-have collection for Crumb aficionados, comics fans, and music lovers alike.

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Introduction

Heroes of the blues
-William Moore
-Peg Leg Howell
-Clifford Gibson
-Blind Blake
-Frank Stokes
-Jaybird Coleman
-Blind Willie Johnson
-Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
-Blind Lemon Jefferson
-Curley Weaver and Fred McMullen
-Whistler & His Jug Band
-Mississipi Sheiks
-Rube Lacey
-Skip James
-Bo-Weavil Jackson
-Furry Lewis
-Sam Collins
-Ramblin' Thomas
-Sleepy John Estes
-Cannon's Jug Stompers
-Memphis Jug Band
-Big Bill Broonzy
-Roosevelt Sykes
-Blind Gary Davis
-Papa Charlie Jackson
-Charley Patton
-Buddy Boy Hawkins
-Barbecue Bob
-Ed Bell
-Blind Willie McTell
-Son House
-Memphis Minnie
-Mississipi John Hurt
-Tommy Johnson
-Pettie Wheatstraw
-Bo Carter

Early Jazz Greats
-"Bix" Beiderbecke
-Coleman Hawkins
-"Jelly Roll" Morton
-Louis Armstrong
-Lil Hardin
-Johnny Dodds
-Eddie Lang
-Junie C. Cobb
-Joe "King" Oliver
-Ikey Robinson
-Roy Palmer
-Jack Teagarden
-Jabbo Smith
-Joe "Wingy" Mannone
-"Pops" Foster
-Steve Brown
-Earl Hines
-Jimmy Blythe
-James P. Johnson
-"Tiny" Parham
-"Duke" Ellington
-Sidney Bechet
-Freddie Keppard
-Thomas "Fats" Waller
-"Muggsy" Spanier
-Lammar Wright
-Bennie Moten
-Frank Trumbauer
-Mary Lou Williams
-Ernest "Punch" Miller
-Eddie South
-Alex Hill
-Joe Venuti
-Fletcher Henderson
-Jimmy Noone
-Benny Goodman

Pioneers of Country Music
-Andy Palmer of Jimmie Johnson's String Band
-Eck Robertson and Family
-Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters
-Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
-Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers
-Earl Johnson and His Dixie Entertainers
-Carter Family
-Fiddlin' Doc Roberts Trio
-Ted Gossett of Ted Gosset's String Band
-Jimmie Rodgers
-Harry "Mac" McClintock
-Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters
-Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers
-Burnett & Rutherford
-Mumford Bean and His Itawambians
-Shelor Family
-W. T. Narmour & S. W. Smith
-Ray Brothers
-The Tennessee Ramblers
-Ernest Stoneman and the Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers
-Shepherd Brothers
-Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers
-Jimmie & George Carter of Carter Brother & Son
-Hoyt Ming and His Pep Steppers
-Paul Miles and His Red Fox Chaser
-Roane County Ramblers
-Frank Blevins and His Tar Heel Rattlers
-Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers
-Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters
-Fiddlin' Bob Larkin and His Music Makers
-East Texas Serenaders
-"Dock" B oggs
-Fiddlin' Powers & Family
-Red Patterson's Piedmont Log Rollers
-Weem String Band
-Leake County Revelers
-Wilmer Watts of Wilmer Watts and The Lonely Eagles
-South Georgia Highballers
-Happy Hayseeds
-Crockett Kentucky Mountaineers