Mis Héroes del Blues, Jazz y Country

"Es un placer para nosotros publicar esta impresionante obra, inédita en España, del autor más importante del cómic underground. Cualquiera que conozca la obra de Robert Crumb como ilustrador también sabe de su pasión por la música, y todos los coleccionistas de su obra atesoran las series de postales de Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats y Pioneers of the Country Music, creadas entre principios y mediados de los años 80. Ahora, por primera vez, aparecen reunidas en formato libro. Se incluye una breve biografía de cada músico, junto con una ilustración original a todo color de Crumb.

Textos de Stephen Calt, David Jasen y Richard Nevins
(Nota de la librería: esta edición no incluye CD)

CONTENIDO

Introducción, por Terry Zwigoff

Héroes del 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

Los primeros grandes del jazz
-"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

Pioneros de la música country
-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