The Blues Highway: New Orleans to Chicago, 2nd: A Travel and Music Guide by Richard Knight

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The Blues Highway: New Orleans to Chicago, 2nd: A Travel and Music Guide by Richard Knight
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Features

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Trailblazer Publications; 2nd edition May 1, 2003

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1873756666

ISBN-13: 978-1873756669

Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

From Library Journal
British author Knight (Trekking in the Moroccan Atlas) has compiled a travel guide that focuses on the journey of blues and jazz music and musicians from New Orleans to Chicago via Highway 61. Besides providing a brief history of the music, landmarks, live music locations, record stores, and radio stations, the author also includes basic travel information for the cities and towns along the way, as well as short interviews with musicians. The five-page appendix contains brief biographies of the musicians mentioned in the text. The basic travel component is excellent, listing details on restaurants, lodging, transportation, and other services. The maps of the streets, cities, and regions are outstanding. Other similar titles include Christiane Bird's The Jazz and Blues Lover's Guide to the U.S. (LJ 3/15/91) and Steve Cheseborough's Blues Traveling (LJ 2/15/01), which covers the Mississippi Delta. At once a travel guide and a supplement to histories of the blues, this title is recommended for all libraries on the Highway 61 corridor and to larger public and academic libraries in the rest of the country. John McCormick, New Hampshire State Lib., Concord
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Review
"Delves into the history and the spirit and the emotionit's alive!" -- Diana Nyad, host of NPR's 'The Savvy Traveler'

"If you have even the remotest interest in the blues or are thinking of visiting any part of the country cut through by Route 61, then you would be mad, bad, or otherwise afflicted not to take this along." --The Sunday Times (UK) "Perfectnot only is this book stuffed with the kind of information you could waste hours looking for on the spot but it breaks it up with mini essays on blues, jazz, Cajun and zydeco and snappy interviews with performers." --Mojo "A great book. The Blues Highway' passes the ultimate test of any travel guide - you read it and you instantly want to be there, whether it's the zydeco clubs of Lafayette or Sun Studios in memphis. Even if you can't make the trip, read the book and dream." --Uncut "For those intending to travel the Blues Highway, I envy you. For those who are unable to make the trip, read this and weep." --Jazz Journal International "A fascinating read" --Time Out "Vital information for the stranger in a strange land which you won't find in more straightforward historical narratives concerning the blues. In depth information supported by useful maps." --Blueprint "The Blues Highway' is not only essential reading for those people wishing to undertake the journey but also for the many armchair travellers. A meticulously prepared, highly readable book." --Just Jazz "A guide to the soul. The book not only covers the usual topics but interweaves the history of the area's music. Everything from jazz to rock & roll is covered." --The Daily Express (UK) "A trail followed by fans of every musical discipline from zydeco to soul. A practical guide for anyone intent on a pilgrimage." --The Daily Telegraph (UK) "There's a spirit that goes all the way up Highway 61 and on into Chicago. Anyone that reads this book, I can tell them, there's a magic--there's a feel'. --Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records
-- Review

Reader Reviews
Amazing amount of research, beautiful writing, great pix and full of respect for the music and the area. Every blues lover should have one.

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