More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century
- ISBN-10
- 0786410353
- ISBN-13
- 9780786410354
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-12-19
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Author
- David Dicaire
Description
Provides biographical and critical information on fifty blues singers who were born after 1940; each entry includes a complete discography and bibliographical references for other resources.
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