Author Description

"The book and CDs cover all genres of the American musical vernacular: minstrelsy, blues, ragtime, hillbilly, country, pop music, jazz, slave repertoire, the blues, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and roll, folk and the folk revival. In the book(s) Allen Lowe analyzes all 800 performances included on the compact discs, explains the what and why, the musical and historical context, and the performer and performance"--Author's webpage (viewed 2021 September 14).