List of blues standards
![Color photo of Barack Obama singing into a microphone with B.B. King and other musicians and guests.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Barack_Obama_singing_in_the_East_Room.jpg/300px-Barack_Obama_singing_in_the_East_Room.jpg)
Blues standardsarebluessongs that have attained a high level of recognition due to having been widely performed and recorded.[1]They represent the best known and most interpreted blues songs that are seen as standing the test of time.[2]Blues standards come from different eras and styles, such asragtime-vaudeville,Deltaand otherearly acoustic styles,andurban bluesfromChicagoand theWest Coast.[3]
Many blues songs were developed inAmerican folk musictraditions and individual songwriters are sometimes unidentified.[1]Blues historian Gerard Herzhaft noted:
In the case of very old blues songs, there is the constant recourse to oral tradition that conveyed the tune and even the song itself while at the same time evolving for several decades. This was long before the first recording. The fact that such blues are attributed toCharlie Patton,Blind Lemon Jefferson,andBlind Blakeoften means that they were the first to record them.[1]
Compounding the problem is that, in the earlier days, many blues songs were not copyrighted.[1]Later, the rights were claimed by those who recorded a subsequent version or were managers or record company owners.[1][a]
Nearly one half of the blues standards listed were first recorded in the pre-World War IIacoustic blues era, before music publications tracked the sales of blues records.[7]Many popular renditions, as reflected in therecord charts,are more modern versions featuring electric instruments. For example,Robert JohnsonandTampa Red,who were the first to record the most blues standards on the list at four each, performed them as solo or duo acoustic performances.B.B. KingandMuddy Waters,with the most standards on the charts at five each,[8]used electric blues-ensemble arrangements.
Music journalistRichie Unterbergercommented on the adaptability of blues: "From its inception, the blues has always responded to developments in popular music as a whole: the use of guitar and piano in American folk andgospel,the percussive rhythms ofjazz,the lyrics ofTin Pan Alley,and the widespread use of amplification and electric instruments all helped shape the evolution of the blues. "[9]Blues standards that appeared on the main charts[b]in the 1960s and 1970s often had been recorded byrhythm and blues,soul,androckmusicians.[10]Each song listed has been identified by five or more music writers as a blues standard. Spellings and titles may differ; the most common are used.
List
[edit]See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^For example, "Crosscut Saw"is usually attributed toTommy McClennan,whose 1941 recording was the first to be released (Tony Hollins,who recorded a version three months earlier that was unissued until 1992, has also been mentioned).[4]In 1964, R. G. Ford, a Memphis, Tennessee, attorney, filed for the copyright in his own name after a group he represented recorded the tune.[5]Ford is listed as the songwriter on records byAlbert King(who popularized the song in 1967) and most subsequent releases. Some commentators, who may be unfamiliar with the song's origins, have referred to "Crosscut Saw" as "the R. G. Ford song".[6]
- ^abThe singles charts on which the standards appear are:Billboard'sRace/R&B/Soul/BlackandHot 100singles charts;Australian singles charts;CanadianRPMsingles charts; andUK Singles Charts.The individual citations are included in the "Refs" column entries.
- ^A "test disc" of "Walking Blues", recorded bySon HouseforParamount Recordsin 1930, was not discovered until 1989:[62]"[Robert] Johnson must have learned the lyrics from House's live performances... Johnson straightened out House's somewhat idiosyncratic musical accompaniment, and in the process created a song that would, by and by, become a blues standard. "[63]
References
[edit]- ^abcdeHerzhaft 1992,p. 435.
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 73.
- ^Herzhaft 1992,pp. 436, 440, 442.
- ^O'Neal & van Singel 2002,p. 208
- ^Olsson 1970,p. 112
- ^ Pendragon, Jana."Corey Stevens & Texas Flood:Blue Drops of Rain– Review ".AllMusic.RetrievedSeptember 3,2021.
- ^Whitburn 1988,p. 14.
- ^Whitburn 1988,pp. 239, 435.
- ^Unterberger 1996,p. 381.
- ^Whitburn 1988,pp. 59, 60, 101, 158, 295, 391, 453;"Them – Singles".Official Charts.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.;"Cream: Chart history – Billboard Hot 100".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023;Russo & Hinman 2001,p. 45;"Rolling Stones – Singles".Official Charts.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.;Russo 1994,p. 21;Billboard 1969,p. 96;Billboard 1966,p. 24
- ^Alexander 2003,p. 63;Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Booker 2022,p. 107;Erlewine 2003,p. 71;Hal Leonard 2013,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 436;Oliver 1968,p. 16;Simmons n.d.,Review;Sullivan 2017,p. 198;Talevski 2010,p. 728;Whitburn 1988,p. 465;"H20 featuring Billie – Singles".Official Charts.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
- ^Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 436;Huxley 1995,eBook;McHugh 2003,p. 272;Obrecht 2000,p. 9;Sammon 2015,eBook
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Bienstock 2020,p. 176;Eagle & LeBlanc 2013,p. 111;Erlewine 2003,p. 712;Guralnick 1982,p. 1965;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 437;Komara 2005,p. 39;Milward 2013,p. 64;Perone 2019,p. 176;Simmons n.d.,Review;Whitburn 1988,p. 469;Whitburn 2008,p. 438;"Them – Singles".Official Charts.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.;Walker 2011,p. 148
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;BSN 1999,p. 28;Boyd 2012,eBook;Cummings-Yeates 2014,eBook;Friedland 2004,p. 80;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 437;Sing Out 1993,p. 81;Whitburn 1988,p. 469
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 440;McMullen, Steve."Steve Hackett:Blues With a Feeling– Review ".AllMusic.RetrievedJanuary 11,2018.;Sokolow 2014,eBook;Whitburn 1988,p. 472
- ^Amicone 2001,p. YE-29;Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Blues Revue 2005,p. 82;Edmondson 2013,p. 564;Morris 2001,p. 70;Wise 2010,eBook;Whitburn 1988,p. 473;Billboard 1964,p. 26
- ^Cadence 1992,p. 100;Evans & Kingsbury 2009,p. 210;Gee 2013,p. 194, fn 1;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Hildebrand 1994,p. 13;Jet 1993,p. 649;Kemp 2004,p. 40;Kingwell 2020,eBook;Klein 2001,p. 48;Life 2009,eBook;Murray 1991,p. 141;Perone 2019,p. 22;Santelli 2001,p. 107;Shapiro 1992,p. 89;Stang 1998,p. 4;Swenson 1999,p. 649;Whiteley 2003,p. 10;Yamin 2018,p. 172;Whitburn 1988,p. 473;"RPM100 ".RPM.Vol. 12, no. 15. November 29, 1969. p. 7.ISSN0315-5994.
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 441;Leggett, Steve."Various Artists:Blues Story[Shout! Factory] – Review ".AllMusic.RetrievedJanuary 27,2018.;Marcus 2011,p. 65;Whitburn 1988,p. 474
- ^Bokelman & Evans 2022,eBook fn 14;BSN 1999,p. 28;Cotner 2001,p. 201;Cummings-Yeates 2014,eBook;Danchin 2001,p. 275;Herzhaft 1992,p. 441;Moseley 1996,p. 83;Moskowitz 2010,p. 114;Simmons n.d.,Review;Southern 1997,p. 509;Whitburn 1988,p. 553
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Goldberg 1969,p. 32;Grazian 2003,p. 4;Herzhaft 1992,p. 443;Komara 2005,p. 568;Murray 1991,p. 141;Simmons n.d.,Review;Whitburn 1988,p. 479
- ^Barnet, Nemerov & Taylor 2004,p. 99;Conforth & Wardlow 2019,p. 265;Erlewine 2003,p. 64;George-Warren & Pareles 1995,p. 1936;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 443;Manheim 2019,p. 56;Mark & Vaughan 2004,p. 239;Noad 2002,p. 125;Pellegrino 2012,p. 73;Santelli 2001,p. 107;Scott 2015,eBook;Swenson 1999,p. 574;Verna 1995,p. 152;"Cream: Chart history – The Hot 100".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
- ^Cadence 1977,p. 22;Encyclopaedia Universalis 2019,eBook;Guralnick 1982,p. 66;Herzhaft 1992,p. 445;Larkin 2013,p. 334
- ^Evans 2005,p. 104;Evans & Kingsbury 2009,p. 210;Farley 2011,p. 137;Herzhaft 1992,p. 445;Life 2009,eBook;Perone 2019,p. 33;Whitburn 1988,p. 485
- ^Barnet, Nemerov & Taylor 2004,p. 99;Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;BSN 2002,p. 40;Conforth & Wardlow 2019,p. 265;George-Warren & Pareles 1995,p. 1936;Komara 2005,p. 21;Grazian 2003,p. 214;Herzhaft 1992,p. 446;Living Blues 2008,p. 56;Manheim 2019,p. 56;Milward 2013,p. xiii;Mark & Vaughan 2004,p. 239;Palmer 1981,p. 128;Pegg 2013,p. 164;Scott 2015,eBook;Segrest & Hoffman 2004,p. 241;Simmons n.d.,Review;Southern 1997,p. 509;Talevski 2010,p. 719;Unterberger & Hicks 1999,p. 196;Yamin 2018,p. 172;Whitburn 1988,p. 485
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Buffett 1998,p. 10;Driggs & Haddix 2006,p. 224;Grazian 2003,p. 159;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 447;Mansfield 1998,p. 116;Rothwell 2001,p. 158;Southern 1997,p. 509;Yamin 2018,p. 172;Whitburn 1988,p. 487
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Big City Blues 1999,p. 55;Erlewine 2001,p. 218;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Oklahoma Today 1999,p. 48;Whitburn 1988,p. 488
- ^Blues Foundation 2011;Erlewine 2003,p. 64;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 448;Komara 2005,pp. 1014–1015;Larkin 2013,p. lx;Murray 2013,p. 236;Santelli 2001,p. 61;Steinberg 2012,p. XIII;Wyman & Havers 2001,p. 300;Whitburn 1988,p. 489
- ^Evans 1982,p. 340;Herzhaft 1992,p. 448;Living Blues 1983,p. 12;Rogers 2022,p. 107;Segrest & Hoffman 2004,eBook;Southern 1997,p. 509;Szatmary 2000,p. 183
- ^Blues Foundation 2002;Glover, Dirks & Gaines 2002,eBook;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 449;JAF 1973,p. 423;Komara 2005,p. 732;Rees & Crampton 1999,p. 105;Simmons n.d.,Review;Sullivan 2017,p. 170;Weissman 2005,p. 155;Whitburn 1988,p. 494
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Erlewine 2002,p. 482;Evans 2005,p. 197;Field 2000,p. 166;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 449;Komara 2005,p. 670;Living Blues 2005,p. 67;Milward 2013,eBook;Palmer 1981,p. 145;Perone 2019,p. 178;Skinner Sawyers 1991,p. 295;Sullivan 2017,p. 132;Whitburn 1988,p. 523
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Cadence 1998,p. 22;Ford 1979,p. 63;GPI 2007,p. 7;Hawkins 2016,p. 248;Herzhaft 1992,p. 449;Living Blues 2008,p. 61;Marks & McIntyre 2010,p. 278;O'Neal 1984;Southern 1997,p. 509;Whiteis 2019,eBook;Yamin 2018,p. 172;Whitburn 1988,p. 495
- ^George-Warren & Pareles 1995,p. 1959;Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 450;Living Blues 1991,p. 52;Michelsen & Tygstrup 2015,p. 187;Szatmary 2000,p. 183;Unterberger & Hicks 1999,p. 249;Whitburn 1988,p. 498
- ^Corcoran 2017,p. 106;DeCurtis, Henke & George-Warren 1992,p. 398;Emerson 2004,p. 39;Erlewine 2003,p. 304;Herzhaft 1992,p. 451;Smith 2013,p. 46;Sokolow 1998,eB;Swenson 1999,p. 67;Whitburn 1988,p. 499;Whitburn 2008,p. 451
- ^Archard 2005,p. 10;Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Chambers 2005,p. 286, fn 8;Dann 2019,p. 11;Erlewine 2003,p. 214;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 452;Milward 2013,p. 14;Southern 1997,p. 509;Talevski 2010,pp. 134–135;Tolinski & di Perna 2016,eBook;Urban & Evdokimov 2004,p. 160;Wise 2011,eBook;Whitburn 1988,p. 511
- ^Burrows 2020,eBook;Danchin 2005,p. 62;Elledge 2018,eBook;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Hardy & Laing 1995,p. 150;Herzhaft 1992,p. 453;Hoffmann 2005,p. 62;Living Blues 2005,p. 67;Southern 1997,p. 509;Talevski 2010,p. 72;Tracy 2015,p. 119;Weissman 2005,p. 36;Williamson 2007b,p. 100;Wirt 2014,p. 12;Wyman & Havers 2001,p. 162
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Erlewine 2001,p. 520;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;McHugh 2003,p. 272;Herzhaft 1992,p. 453;Hoffmann 2005,p. 62;McParland 2019,p. 31;Schinder & Schwartz 2008,p. 385;Sokolow 1998,eBook;Spitz 2021,p. 31;Williamson 2007a,p. 43;Whitburn 1988,p. 502
- ^Charlesworth & Hanel 2010,eBook;Clapton 2007,p. 49;Ford 1979,p. 63;Gregory 2019,eBook, fn 15;Grazian 2003,p. 54;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Hall, Grindstaff & Lo 2010,eBook;Herzhaft 1992,p. 454;Living Blues 1987,p. 19;Marshall 2008,p. 10;McIntyre 2006,p. 55;Millard 2004,p. 153;Murphy 2008,p. 72;Shapiro, Heatley & Mayer 2009,p. 53;Wheatley 2013,eBook;Whitburn 1988,pp. 509, 529;Russo & Hinman 2001,p. 45
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Bienstock 2020,p. 176;Dann 2019,p. 11;Erlewine 2003,p. 421;Grazian 2003,p. 159;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 454;Hoffmann 2005,p. 62;Whitburn 1988,p. 511
- ^AHS 1977,p. 103;Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;BSN 2002,p. 40;Encyclopaedia Universalis 2019,eBook;Guralnick 1982,p. 1905;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 455;JAF 1978,p. 742;Larkin 2013,p. 1932;Obrecht 2000,p. 4;Scott 2015,eBook;Simmons n.d.,Review;Whitburn 1988,p. 515
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Brown 2009,eBook;Buffett 1998,p. 10;Goldberg 1969,p. 32;Hal Leonard 2013,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 456;Living Blues 2005,p. 67;Marsh 1999,p. 125;Weissman 2005,p. 103;Whitburn 1988,p. 518;"Hot 100".Billboard.Vol. 71, no. 20. May 18, 1959. p. 41.ISSN0006-2510.;"Hot 100".Billboard.Vol. 76, no. 1. January 4, 1964. p. 18.ISSN0006-2510.
- ^Blues Foundation 2010;Blues Revue 2005,p. 88;Erlewine 2003,p. 214;Glover, Dirks & Gaines 2002,p. 184;Hal Leonard 2013,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 457;Komara 2005,p. 563;Living Blues 1991,p. 78;Simmons n.d.,Review;Weissman 2005,p. 29;Whitburn 1988,p. 519
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Devi 2012,p. xv;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 457;Komara 2005,p. 472;Moskowitz 2010,p. 112;Perone 2019,p. 22;Shapiro, Heatley & Mayer 2009,p. 53;Sokolow 1998,eBook;Talevski 1998,p. 180
- ^Brackett 2004,p. 836;Erlewine 2001,p. 520;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 467;Hoffmann 2005,p. 62;Komara 2005,p. 21;Marshall 2008,p. 10;Perone 2019,p. 41;Rees & Crampton 1999;Talevski 2010,pp. 134–135;Whitburn 1988,p. 523;"Rolling Stones – Singles".Official Charts.RetrievedDecember 27,2013.
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Glover, Dirks & Gaines 2002,eBook;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 461;Komara 2005,pp. 1014–1015;Living Blues 2008,p. 56;Pegg 2013,p. 164;Sokolow 1998,eBook;Whitburn 1988,p. 529
- ^AHA 1994,p. 85;BM 1982;Erlewine 2003,p. 421;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Hay 2005,p. 75;Herzhaft 1992,p. 463;Talevski 2010,pp. 134–135;Whitburn 1988,p. 532;Whitburn 2008,p. 466
- ^Clark Hine 2005,p. 150;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 464;Hischak 2002,p. 267;Hjort 2007,p. 314;Luhrssen & Larson 2017,p. 93;Morris 2003,p. 5;Perone 2021,p. 139;Rodriguez 2010,p. 164;Sandage 2009,p. 268;Whitburn 1988,p. 535
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Collis 1998,p. 153;Farley 2011,p. 127;George-Warren & Pareles 1995,p. 1867;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Hardy & Laing 1995,p. 345;Herzhaft 1992,p. 467;Larkin 2013,p. 1825;Living Blues 2008,p. 56;O'Neal 1993;Whitburn 1988,p. 543
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Doggett 2012,eBook;George-Warren & Pareles 1995,p. 1967;Hjort 2007,p. 212;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,pp. 467–468;Komara 2005,p. 21;Living Blues 2008,p. 56;Murray 1991,p. 145;Obrecht 2018,p. 98;Palmer 1981,p. 206;Whitburn 1988,p. 544
- ^Brackett 2004,p. 58;Dann 2019,p. 11;Eagle & LeBlanc 2013,p. 240;Erlewine 2001,p. 531;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 468;Komara 2005,p. 722;Obrecht 2018,p. 117;Palmer 1981,p. 128;Santelli 2001,p. 107;Simmons n.d.,Review;Southern 1997,p. 509;Szatmary 2000,p. 183;Russo 1994,p. 21;Williamson 2007b,p. 30;Billboard 1969,p. 96
- ^BSN 2002,p. 40;Danchin 2005,p. 62;Edmondson 2013,p. 938;George-Warren & Pareles 1995,p. 1959;Hal Leonard 2013,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 469;Hoffmann 2005,p. 280;Komara 2005,p. 190;Luhrssen & Larson 2017,p. 333;Marsh 1999,p. 168;Perone 2019,p. 130;Santelli 2001,p. 522;Talevski 1998,p. 62;Wyman & Havers 2001,p. 290;Whitburn 1988,pp. 474, 546;Billboard 1966,p. 24
- ^Friedwald 2010,p. 786;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 470;Kemp 2004,p. 40;Oliver 2001,pp. 186–187;Palmer 1981,p. 110;Scott 2015,eBook;Shapiro 1992,p. 89;Simmons n.d.,Review;Whiteley 2003,p. 30;Whiteis 2013,p. 86
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 471;McKittrick 2020,eBook;Perone 2019,pp. 81–82;Primo 1977,p. 45;Talevski 1998,p. 191;Wynne 2007,p. 140;Whitburn 1988,p. 549
- ^Archard 2005,p. 10;Brackett 2004,p. 836;Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Blues Revue 2005,p. 88;Bukszpan 2019,p. 148;Erlewine 2001,p. 520;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,pp. 471–472;Perone 2019,p. 41;Santelli 2001,p. 107;Whitburn 1988,p. 552
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Buffett 1998,p. 10;Evans 2005,p. 104;Ford 1979,p. 63;Gussow 2007,p. 95;Hal Leonard 2013,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,pp. 472–473;Murray 1991,p. 145;Southern 1997,p. 509;Stang 1998,p. 2;Talevski 2010,p. 390;Yamin 2018,p. 172;Whitburn 1988,pp. 474, 554
- ^Encyclopaedia Universalis 2019,eBook;Evans 1982,p. 197;Garon 2003,p. 87;Herzhaft 1992,p. 473;Perone 2019,p. 179;Field 2000,p. 166;Moseley 1996,p. 83;Simmons n.d.,Review;Skinner Sawyers 1991,p. 295
- ^Barnet, Nemerov & Taylor 2004,p. 99;Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;BSN 2002,p. 40;Conforth & Wardlow 2019,p. 265;Danchin 2001,p. 272;Devi 2012,p. 141;Erlewine 2003,p. 64;George-Warren & Pareles 1995,p. 1936;Grazian 2003,p. 151;Hal Leonard 2005,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 473;Manheim 2019,p. 56;Mark & Vaughan 2004,p. 239;Milward 2013,p. xiii;New York 2000,p. 74;Scott 2015,eBook;Yamin 2018,p. 172;Whitburn 1988,p. 556
- ^AHS 1977,p. 103;Barlow 1983,p. 326;Doggett 2012,eBook;Encyclopaedia Universalis 2019,eBook;Guralnick 1982,p. 1905;Herzhaft 1992,p. 473;Larkin 2013,p. 334;Living Blues 1996,p. 92;Obrecht 2000,p. 4;Simmons n.d.,Review;Whitburn 1988,p. 556
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Blues Foundation 2016;Darwen 1989,p. 1;Malvinni 2013,p. 8;Nadel 1988,p. 166;Palmer 1981,p. 181;Perone 2019,p. 84
- ^Arnett Ervin 1999,p. 184;Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;BSN 1999,p. 28;Eagle & LeBlanc 2013,p. 98;George-Warren & Pareles 1995,p. 1989;Herzhaft 1992,pp. 474–475;JAF 1973,p. 423;Malvinni 2013,p. 8;Perone 2019,p. 57;Rothwell 2001,p. 110;Sokolow 1998,eBook;Tracy 1999,p. 449;Whitburn 1988,p. 560
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Big City Blues 2001,p. 48;Finkelman 2009,p. 96;Gussow 2007,p. 95;Herzhaft 1992,p. 475;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;New York 2000,p. 74;Whiteis 2019,eBook;Wiley 1993,p. 275;Wynne 2009,p. 96;Whitburn 1988,p. 561
- ^Driggs & Haddix 2006,p. 220;Friedwald 2010,p. 669;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 476;Morris 2003,p. 5;Oliver 2001,p. 205;Perone 2019,p. 56;Riesman 2011,p. 212;Simmons n.d.,Review;Weissman 2005,p. 221;Whitburn 1988,p. 563
- ^Beaumont 2011,pp. 70–72.
- ^Beaumont 2011,p. 91.
- ^Barrett & Garcia 2010,p. 74;Beaumont 2011,p. 91;Hal Leonard 1996,Song list;Herzhaft 1992,p. 477;Manheim 2019,p. 56;Parrish 2001,p. 13;Tamarkin 2003,p. 275;UC Davis 2006,p. 766;Williamson 2007b,p. 137;Whitburn 1988,p. 504
- ^AHS 1977,p. 103;BSN 2002,p. 40;Charone 2022,eBook;Erlewine 2003,p. 398;Guralnick 1982,p. 1906;Komara 2005,p. 305;Oliver 1964,p. 29;Riesman 2011,p. 142;Rothwell 2001,p. 89;Simmons n.d.,Review;Whitburn 1988,pp. 560, 573
- ^Blues Unlimited 1988,p. 40;Corcoran 2017,p. 106;Guralnick 1982,p. 66;Herzhaft 1992,p. 459;Larkin 2013,p. 1932;JAF 1978,p. 742;Obrecht 2000,p. 4;Spitz 1991,eBook;"Freddy King: Chart History – Billboard Hot 100".Billboard.RetrievedMay 6,2019.
Bibliography
[edit]- Alexander, Amy (2003).Fifty Black Women Who Changed America.Kensington.ISBN978-0758201850.
- Amicone, Michael (December 29, 2001). "Passings".Billboard.Vol. 113, no. 52.ISSN0006-2510.
- Archard, Chuck (2005).Building Bass Lines: A Guide to Better Bass Lines for Bassists, Arrangers & Composers.Alfred Music.ISBN978-0-88284-921-8.
- "Review".The Arkansas Historical Quarterly.53.Arkansas Historical Association.1994.
- "Review".The Atlanta Historical Bulletin.21.Atlanta Historical Society. 1977.
- Arnett Ervin, Hazel (1999).African American Literary Criticism: 1773–2000.Twayne Publishers.ISBN978-0-8057-1683-2.
- Barlow, William Brook (1983).Voices from the Heartland: A Cultural History of the Blues(PhD). Vol. 2.University of California Santa Cruz.
- Barnet, Richard D.;Nemerov, Bruce; Taylor, Mayo R (2004).The Story Behind the Song: 150 Songs that Chronicle the 20th Century.Greenwood Press.ISBN978-0313319761.
- Barrett, David; Garcia, John (2010). "Blues Standards".Improvising Blues Harmonica.Mel Bay.ISBN978-1-61065-276-6.
- Beaumont, Daniel E. (2011).Preachin' the Blues: The Life and Times of Son House.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-539557-0.
- Bienstock, Richard (2020).Aerosmith, 50th Anniversary Updated Edition.Voyageur Press.ISBN978-0760369364.
- "Review".Big City Blues.Vol. 5. Detroit Blues Magazine. 1999.
- "Chris Duarte Group".Big City Blues.Vol. 7. Detroit Blues Magazine. 2001.
- "Hot 100".Billboard.Vol. 76, no. 52. December 26, 1964.ISSN0006-2510.
- "Hot 100".Billboard.Vol. 78, no. 42. October 15, 1966.ISSN0006-2510.
- "Bubbling Under the Hot 100".Billboard.Vol. 81, no. 19. May 10, 1969.ISSN0006-2510.
- "Review".BMBlack Music & Jazz Review.Vol. 5. May 1982.
- "2002 Hall of Fame Inductees: Going Down Slow – St. Louis Jimmy Oden (Bluebird, 1941)".Blues Foundation.2002.RetrievedNovember 26,2014.
- "2010 Hall of Fame Inductees: 'Key to the Highway' – Big Bill Broonzy (OKeh, 1941)".Blues Foundation.2010.RetrievedNovember 26,2014.
- "2011 Hall of Fame Inductees: Five Long Years – Eddie Boyd (J.O.B., 1952)".Blues Foundation.2011.RetrievedNovember 26,2014.
- "2016 Hall of Fame Inductees: Jimmy Rogers –" That's All Right "(Chess, 1950)".Blues Foundation.2016.RetrievedSeptember 14,2016.
- "Review".Blues Revue.No. 92–97. 2005.ISSN1091-7543.
- "Reviews".Blues Suede News.Vol. 25–36. 1999.ISSN1075-6647.
- "Review".Blues Suede News.Vol. 57–60. 2002.ISSN1075-6647.
- "Review".Blues Unlimited.Vol. 148–149. 1988.ISSN0006-5153.
- Bokelman, Marina; Evans, David (2022).Going Up the Country: Adventures in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s.University Press of Mississippi.ISBN978-1496842015.
- Booker, Vaughan A. (2022).Lift Every Voice and Swing.NYU Press.ISBN978-1479892327.
- Boyd, Glenn (2012).Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic Rocker.Backbeat Books.ISBN978-1476813493.
- Brackett, Nathan,ed. (2004).The New Rolling Stone Album Guide(4th ed.).Simon & Schuster.ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
- Brown, Geoff (2009).The Life of James Brown.Omnibus Press.ISBN978-0857120328.
- Buffett, Jimmy(September 12, 1998). "Albert King: Powell Hall, St. Louis".Billboard.Vol. 10, no. 37.ISSN0006-2510.
- Bukszpan, Daniel (2019).Woodstock: 50 Years of Peace and Music.Charlesbridge.ISBN978-1623545314.
- Burrows, Cedric (2020).Rhetorical Crossover: The Black Presence in White Culture.University of Pittsburgh Press.ISBN978-0822946205.
- "Biography".Cadence.Vol. 3. 1977.ISSN0162-6973.
- "Biography".Cadence.Vol. 18, no. 7–12. 1992.ISSN0162-6973.
- "Biography".Cadence.Vol. 24. 1998.ISSN0162-6973.
- Chambers, Douglas Brent (2005).Murder at Montpelier.University Press of Mississippi.ISBN978-1617034374.
- Charlesworth, Chris;Hanel, Ed (2010).The Who: Story und Songs kompakt[The Who: Story and Songs Compact] (in German). Bosworth Music.ISBN978-0-85712-342-8.
- Charone, Barbara(2022).Access All Areas: A Backstage Pass Through 50 Years of Music and Culture.White Rabbit.ISBN978-1474622288.
- Clapton, Eric(2007).Clapton: The Autobiography.Broadway Books.ISBN978-0-7679-2536-5.
- Clark Hine, Darlene (2005).Black Women in America: Volume 1 – A to L.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0253327758.
- Collis, John (1998).The Story of Chess Records.Bloomsbury USA.ISBN978-1582340050.
- Conforth, Bruce;Wardlow, Gayle Dean(2019).Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson.Chicago Review Press.ISBN978-1-64160-094-1.
- Corcoran, Michael (2017).All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music.University of North Texas Press.ISBN978-1574416688.
- Cotner, John Sidney (2001).Archetypes of Progressiveness in Rock,c.1966–1973.University of Wisconsin Madison.
- Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind (2014).Exploring Chicago Blues: Inside the Scene, Past and Present.The History Press.ISBN978-1-62584-815-4.
- Danchin, Sebastian (2001).Earl Hooker: Blues Master.University Press of Mississippi.ISBN978-1-57806-307-9.
- Danchin, Sebastian (2005).Blues Boy: The Life and Music of B. B. King.University Press of Mississippi.ISBN978-1-60473-726-4.
- Dann, David (2019).Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues.University of Texas Press.ISBN978-1-4773-1877-5.
- Darwen, Norman (1989).That's All Right(Album notes).Jimmy Rogers.Charly Records.CD RED 16.
- DeCurtis, Anthony;Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992).The Rolling Stone Album Guide.Random House.ISBN978-0-679-73729-2.
- Devi, Debra (2012).The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu.True Nature Books.ISBN978-1-62407-185-0.
- Doggett, Peter (2012).Jimi Hendrix: The Complete Guide to His Music.Omnibus Press.ISBN978-0857127105.
- Driggs, Frank;Haddix, Chuck (2006).Kansas City Jazz: From Ragtime to Bebop – A History.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-530712-2.
- Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013).Blues: A Regional Experience.ABC-CLIO.ISBN978-0-313-34424-4.
- Edmondson, Jacqueline, ed. (2013). "Hooker, John Lee".Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture.ABC-CLIO.ISBN978-0-313-39348-8.
- Elledge, Jim (2018).The Boys of Fairy Town.Chicago Review Press.ISBN978-1613739365.
- Emerson, Keith(2004).Pictures of an Exhibitionist.John Blake.ISBN978-1-84454-053-2.
- "Tampa Red" [Tampa Red entry inDictionary of the Blues: The Dictionaries of the Universal Encyclopedia].Dictionnaire du Blues: Les Dictionnaires d'Universalis(in French).Encyclopaedia Universalis.2019.ISBN978-2-341-00208-0.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas,ed. (2001). "Biographies and Reviews".All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music.Backbeat Books.ISBN978-0-87930-627-4.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas,ed. (2002). "Biographies and Reviews".All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul.Backbeat Books.ISBN978-0-87930-653-3.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas,ed. (2003). "Biographies and Reviews".All Music Guide to the Blues.Backbeat Books.ISBN978-0-87930-736-3.
- Evans, David(1982).Big Road Blues: Tradition and Creativity in Folk Blues.University of California Press.ISBN978-0-520-03484-6.
- Evans, David (2005).The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Blues.Penguin Books.ISBN978-0-399-53072-2.
- Evans, Mike; Kingsbury, Paul, eds. (2009).Woodstock: Three Days that Rocked the World.Sterling Publishing.ISBN978-1-4027-6623-7.
- Farley, Charles (2011).Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland.University Press of Mississippi.ISBN978-1-60473-920-6.
- Field, Kim (2000).Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers: The Evolution of the People's Instrument.Cooper Square Press.ISBN978-0-8154-1020-1.
- Finkelman, Paul,ed. (2009). "King B.B.".Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present.Vol. 3.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0195167795.
- Friedland, Ed (2004).Bass Grooves: Develop Your Groove.Hal Leonard.ISBN978-1-61774-509-6.
- Friedwald, Will(2010).A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers.Pantheon Books.ISBN978-0307379894.
- Ford, Robert Jr. (July 21, 1979). "Tribute to Muddy Waters, Radio City Music Hall".Billboard.Vol. 51, no. 29.ISSN0006-2510.
- Garon, Paul(2003).The Devil's Son-in-Law: The Story of Peetie Wheatstraw and His Songs.Studio Vista.ISBN978-0289702123.
- Gee, Henry(2013).The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution.University of Chicago Press.ISBN978-0-226-04498-9.
- George-Warren, Holly;Pareles, Jon,eds. (1995). "Artists and reviews".The New Rolling Stone Encyclopdeia of Rock & Roll(2nd ed.).Simon & Schuster.ISBN978-0684810447.
- Glover, Tony;Dirks, Scott; Gaines, Ward (2002).Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story.Routledge.ISBN0-415-93710-8.
- Goldberg, Daniel (September 6, 1969). "King of the Blues Courts Fans".Billboard.Vol. 81, no. 36.ISSN0006-2510.
- Grazian, David (2003).Blue Chicago: The Search for Authenticity in Urban Blues Clubs.University of Chicago Press.ISBN0-226-30568-6.
- Gregory, Georgina (2019).Boy Bands and the Performance of Pop Masculinity.Routledge.ISBN978-0-429-02757-4.
- "Review".Keyboard.Vol. 33–34.Guitar Player.2007.ISSN0730-0158.
- Guralnick, Peter(1982).The Listener's Guide to the Blues.Facts on File.ISBN978-0-87196-567-7.
- Gussow, Adam(2007).Journeyman's Road: Modern Blues Lives from Faulkner's Mississippi to Post-9/11 New York.University of Tennessee Press.ISBN978-1572335691.
- Deep Blues: 57 Essential Blues Standards.Hal Leonard.1996.ISBN978-0-7935-6483-5.
- Blues Standards: Easy Piano 18 Songs.Hal Leonard.2005.ISBN978-0-634-09260-2.
- Blues Standards: Volume 13.Hal Leonard.2013.ISBN978-1-4234-9648-9.
- Hall, John R.; Grindstaff, Laura; Lo, Ming-Cheng, eds. (2010).Handbook of Cultural Sociology.Routledge.ISBN978-0-203-89137-7.
- Hardy, Phil;Laing, Dave(1995).The Da Capo Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music.Da Capo Press.ISBN978-0571171484.
- Hawkins, Martin (2016).Slim Harpo: Blues King Bee of Baton Rouge.Louisiana State University Press.ISBN978-0-8071-6453-2.
- Hay, Fred J., ed. (2005).Goin' Back to Sweet Memphis: Conversations with the Blues.University of Georgia Press.ISBN978-0-8203-2732-7.
- Herzhaft, Gerard (1992). "Blues Standards".Encyclopedia of the Blues.University of Arkansas Press.ISBN978-1-55728-252-1.
- Hildebrand, Lee (1994).Stars of Soul and Rhythm & Blues: Top Recording Artists and Showstopping Performers, from Memphis and Motown to Now.Watson-Guptill.ISBN978-0823076338.
- Hischak, Thomas S. (2002).The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia.Greenwood Publishing Group.ISBN978-0313319921.
- Hjort, Christopher(2007).Strange Brew: Eric Clapton and the British Blues Boom.Jawbone Press.ISBN978-1906002008.
- Hoffmann, Frank (2005).Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-hop.Infobase Publishing.ISBN978-0-8160-6980-4.
- Huxley, Martin (1995).Aerosmith: The Fall and the Rise of Rock's Greatest Band.Macmillan.ISBN978-0-312-11737-5.
- "Blues Star Albert King Dies After Heart Attack".Jet.Vol. 83. January 11, 1993.ISSN0021-5996.
- "Review".Journal of American Folklore.American Folklore Society.1973.ISSN0021-8715.
- "Review".Journal of American Folklore.American Folklore Society.1978.ISSN0021-8715.
- Kemp, Mark(2004).Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race, and New Beginnings in a New South.Free Press.ISBN978-0743237949.
- Kingwell, Mark(2020).On Risk.Biblioasis.ISBN978-1771963930.
- Klein, Josh (March 2001). "The Pumpkins' Long Good-Bye".Spin.Vol. 17, no. 3.
- Komara, Edward, ed. (2005). "Artist and song entries".Encyclopedia of the Blues.Psychology Press.ISBN978-0-415-92699-7.
- Larkin, Colin(2013). "Artist and song entries".The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues.Random House.ISBN978-1-4481-3274-4.
- Woodstock at 50: Three Amazing Days of Peace and Music.Time Life.2009.
- "Review".Living Blues.No. 57–66. 1983.ISSN0024-5232.
- "Review".Living Blues.No. 73–79. 1987.ISSN0024-5232.
- "Review".Living Blues.No. 95–100.Center for the Study of Southern Culture,University of Mississippi.1991.ISSN0024-5232.
- "Review".Living Blues.No. 125–130.Center for the Study of Southern Culture,University of Mississippi.1996.ISSN0024-5232.
- "Review".Living Blues.No. 176–181.Center for the Study of Southern Culture,University of Mississippi.2005.ISSN0024-5232.
- "Review".Living Blues.No. 194–198.Center for the Study of Southern Culture,University of Mississippi.2008.ISSN0024-5232.
- Luhrssen, David; Larson, Michael (2017).Encyclopedia of Classic Rock.ABC-CLIO.ISBN978-1440835148.
- Malvinni, David (2013).Grateful Dead and the Art of Rock Improvisation.Scarecrow Press.ISBN978-0-8108-8255-3.
- Manheim, Steven (2019).Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta.Arcadia Publishing.ISBN978-1-4671-0309-1.
- Mansfield, Richard (1998).Studio Basics: What You Should Know Before Entering the Recording Studio.Watson-Guptill.ISBN978-0823084883.
- Marcus, Greil(2011).When That Rough God Goes Riding: Listening to Van Morrison.PublicAffairs.ISBN978-1-61039-018-7.
- Mark, Rebecca; Vaughan, Rob, eds. (2004).The South.Greenwood Press.ISBN0-313-32805-6.
- Marks, Ian D.; McIntyre, Iain (2010).Wild About You: The Sixties Explosion in Australia and New Zealand.>: Verse Chorus Press.ISBN978-1-891241-28-4.
- Marsh, Dave(1999).The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.Da Capo Press.ISBN978-0-306-80901-9.
- Marshall, Wolf (2008).The Wold Marshall Guitar Method: Advsnced Concepts and Techniques.Hal Leonard.
- McHugh, Rich (2003).The Rough Guide to Chicago.Rough Guides.ISBN978-1858287553.
- McIntyre, Iain, ed. (2006).Tomorrow Is Today: Australia in the Psychedelic Era, 1966–1970.>: Wakefield Press.ISBN978-1-86254-697-4.
- McKittrick, Christopher (2020).Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles.Post Hill Press.ISBN978-1642935127.
- McParland, Robert (2019).The Rock Music Imagination.Lexington Books.ISBN978-1-4985-8852-2.
- Michelsen, Anders; Tygstrup, Frederik, eds. (2015).Socioaesthetics: Ambience – Imaginary.Leiden, Netherlands:Brill Publishers.ISBN978-90-04-24627-0.
- Millard, Andre, ed. (2004).The Electric Guitar: A History of an American Icon.Johns Hopkins University Press.ISBN0-8018-7862-4.
- Milward, John (2013).Crossroads: How the Blues Shaped Rock 'n' Roll (and Rock Saved the Blues).UPNE.ISBN978-1-55553-744-9.
- Morris, Chris(July 7, 2001). "John Lee Hooker Gone but Not Forgotten".Billboard.Vol. 113, no. 27.ISSN0006-2510.
- Morris, Chris(May 3, 2003). "Genre-Breaking Artist Dies at 70".Billboard.Vol. 115, no. 18.ISSN0006-2510.
- Moseley, Willie G. (1996).Executive Rock: A Fan's Perspective on the Evolution of Popular Music Since 1950.Vintage Guitar Books.ISBN978-1-884883-04-0.
- Moskowitz, David (2010).The Words and Music of Jimi Hendrix.ABC-CLIO.ISBN978-0-313-37592-7.
- Murphy, Keith (December 2008). "Volume: Ultimate 45s – Chess Records".Vibe.Vol. 16, no. 21.ISSN1070-4701.
- Murray, Charles Shaar(1991).Crosstown Traffic.St. Martin's Press.ISBN978-0-312-06324-5.
- Murray, Charles Shaar(2013).Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century.St. Martin's Press.ISBN978-1466852365.
- Nadel, Alan (1988).Invisible Criticism: Ralph Ellison and the American Canon.University of Iowa Press.ISBN0-87745-190-7.
- "Review".New York.Vol. 33. 2000.ISSN0028-7369.
- Noad, Frederick M. (2002).The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Guitar(2nd ed.).Alpha.ISBN978-0028642444.
- Obrecht, Jas (2000).Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists.Hal Leonard.ISBN978-0-87930-613-7.
- Obrecht, Jas (2018).Stone Free: Jimi Hendrix in London, September 1966 – June 1967.UNC Press Books.ISBN978-1469647074.
- "Reviews".Oklahoma Today.Vol. 41.OklahomaPlanning and Resources Board. 1999.ISSN0030-1892.
- Oliver, Paul(1964). "Reviews".Jazz Press.Vol. 3–4.
- Oliver, Paul(1968).Screening the Blues: Aspects of the Blues Tradition.Da Capo Press.ISBN978-0-306-80344-4.
- Oliver, Paul(2001).Yonder Come the Blues: The Evolution of a Genre.Cambridge University Press.ISBN978-0-521-78777-2.
- Olsson, Bengt (1970).Memphis Blues.Studio Vista.ISBN978-0-289-70033-4.
- O'Neal, Jim(1984)."1984 Hall of Fame Inductees: Got My Mojo Working – Muddy Waters (Chess album track, 1960)".Blues Foundation.RetrievedNovember 26,2014.
- O'Neal, Jim(1993)."1993 Hall of Fame Inductees: Reconsider Baby – Lowell Fulson (Checker, 1954)".Blues Foundation.RetrievedNovember 26,2014.
- O'Neal, Jim;van Singel, Amy (2002).The Voice of the Blues: Classic Interviews from Living Blues Magazine.Routledge.ISBN978-0-415-93654-5.
- Palmer, Robert(1981).Deep Blues.Penguin Books.ISBN978-0-14-006223-6.
- Parrish, Tim (2001).Walking Blues: Making Americans from Emerson to Elvis.University of Massachusetts Press.ISBN978-1-55849-302-5.
- Pegg, Bruce (2013).Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry.Routledge.ISBN978-1-135-35684-2.
- Pellegrino, Anthony Michael, ed. (2012).Let the Music Play!: Harnessing the Power of Music.IAP.ISBN978-1-61735-792-3.
- Perone, James E. (2019).Listen to the Blues!: Exploring a Musical Genre.ABC-CLIO.ISBN978-1-4408-6614-2.
- Perone, James E. (2021).Listen to Soul!: Exploring a Musical Genre.ABC-CLIO.ISBN978-1440875267.
- "Review".Primo Times.No. 72–82. 1977.
- Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1999).Rock Stars Encyclopedia.DK.ISBN978-0-7894-4613-8.
- Riesman, Bob (2011).I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy.University of Chicago Press.ISBN978-0-226-71745-6.
- Rodriguez, Robert (2010).Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980.Hal Leonard.ISBN978-0-87930-968-8.
- Rogers, Matt (2022).Goodnight Boogie: A Tale of Guns, Wolves & The Blues of Hound Dog Taylor.BMG Books.ISBN978-1947026971.
- Rothwell, Fred (2001).Long Distance Information: Chuck Berry's Recorded Legacy.Music Mentor Books.ISBN978-0-9519888-2-4.
- Russo, Greg (1994).Uncanned! The Best of Canned Heat(Compilation booklet).Canned Heat.EMI Records.E2 29165.
- Russo, Greg; Hinman, Doug (2001).Ultimate!(Box set booklet). The Yardbirds.Rhino Records.R2 79825.
- Sammon, Marty(2015).Hal Leonard Blues Keyboard Method.Hal Leonard.ISBN978-1-4950-3109-0.
- Sandage, Scott A. (2009).Born Losers: A History of Failure in America.Harvard University Press.ISBN978-0-674-04305-3.
- Santelli, Robert (2001).The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia.Penguin Books.ISBN978-0-14-100145-6.
- Schinder, Scott; Schwartz, Andy (2008).Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever.Greenwood Press.ISBN978-0-313-33845-8.
- Scott, Paul (2015).Motherless Child: The Definitive Biography of Eric Clapton.Headline Publishing Group.ISBN978-1-4722-1272-6.
- Segrest, James; Hoffman, Mark (2004).Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf.Pantheon Books.ISBN978-0-375-42246-1.
- Shapiro, Harry(1992).Eric Clapton: Lost in the Blues.Hatchette Book Group.ISBN978-0306804809.
- Shapiro, Harry;Heatley, Michael;Mayer, Roger(2009).Jimi Hendrix Gear.Voyageur Press.ISBN978-1-61060-421-5.
- Simmons, Earl (n.d.)."Various Artists:Trouble in Mind: Original Blues Standards".AllMusic.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
- "Reviews".Sing Out!.1993.ISSN0037-5624.
- Skinner Sawyers, June (1991).Chicago Portraits: Biographies of 250 Famous Chicagoans.Loyola University Press.ISBN978-0-8294-0701-3.
- Smith, Matt (2013).Basic Blues Guitar Method, Book 4.Alfred Music.ISBN978-1-4574-1527-2.
- Sokolow, Fred (1998).The Roots of Electric Blues Guitar.Hal Leonard.ISBN978-0793577309.
- Sokolow, Fred (2014).Blues Banjo: Lessons, Licks, Riffs, Songs & More.Hal Leonard.ISBN978-1-4950-0947-1.
- Southern, Eileen(1997).The Music of Black Americans: A History.W. W. Norton.ISBN978-0-393-03843-9.
- Spitz, Bob(1991).Dylan: A Biography.W. W. Norton.ISBN978-0393353105.
- Spitz, Bob(2021).Led Zeppelin: The Biography.Penguin Press.ISBN978-0399562426.
- Stang, Aaron, ed. (1998).21st Century Guitar Song: Trax 3.Alfred Music.ISBN978-0-7692-6020-4.
- Steinberg, Jesse R. (2012).Blues – Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking Deep About Feeling Low.John Wiley & Sons.ISBN978-1118153260.
- Sullivan, Steve (2017). "Biographies".Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings.Vol. 3 & 4.Rowman & Littlefield.ISBN978-1-4422-5448-0.
- Swenson, John (1999).The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide.Random House.ISBN978-0679768739.
- Szatmary, David P. (2000).Rockin' in Time: A Social History of Rock-and-Roll(4th ed.).Prentice Hall.OCLC1151154397.
- Talevski, Nick (1998).The Unofficial Encyclopedia of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Greenwood Press.ISBN978-0-313-30032-5.
- Talevski, Nick (2010).Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door.Omnibus Press.ISBN978-0-85712-117-2.
- Tamarkin, Jeff(2003).Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane.Atria Books.ISBN978-0671034030.
- Tolinski, Brad;di Perna, Alan (2016).Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar.Doubleday.ISBN978-0385541008.
- Tracy, Steven Carl (1999).Write Me a Few of Your Lines: A Blues Reader.University of Massachusetts Press.ISBN978-1-55849-206-6.
- Tracy, Steven Carl (2015).Hot Music, Ragmentation, and the Bluing of American Literature.University of Alabama Press.ISBN978-0817318659.
- "Review".UC Davis Law Review.40(3).University of California, Davis School of Law.2006.ISSN0197-4564.
- Unterberger, Richie;Hicks, Samb (1999).Music USA: The Rough Guide.Rough Guides.ISBN978-1-85828-421-7.
- Unterberger, Richie(1996). "Modern Electric Blues". InErlewine, Michael;Bogdanov, Vladimir;Woodstra, Chris;Koda, Cub(eds.).All Music Guide to the Blues.Miller Freeman Books.ISBN978-0-87930-424-9.
- Urban, Michael E.; Evdokimov, Andrei (2004).Russia Gets the Blues: Music, Culture, and Community in Unsettled Times.Cornell University Press.ISBN978-0801442292.
- Verna, Paul (February 25, 1995). "Winwood Gets 'Finer' with Island Boxed Set".Billboard.Vol. 107, no. 8.ISSN0006-2510.
- Walker, Clinton(2011).Highway to Hell: The Life and Death of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott.Verse Chorus Press.ISBN978-1-891241-86-4.
- Weissman, Dick(2005).Blues.Facts on File.ISBN0-8160-5310-3.
- Wheatley, JC, ed. (2013).British Beat Explosion: Rock and Roll Island.Aurora Metro Books.ISBN978-1-906582-52-4.
- Whitburn, Joel(1988).Top R&B Singles 1942–1988.Record Research.ISBN978-0-89820-068-3.
- Whitburn, Joel(2008).Joel Whitburn Presents: Across the Charts – The 1960s.Record Research.ISBN978-0898201758.
- Whiteis, David (2013).Southern Soul-Blues.University of Illinois Press.ISBN978-0-252-09477-4.
- Whiteis, David (2019).Blues Legacy: Tradition and Innovation in Chicago.University of Illinois Press.ISBN978-0-252-09477-4.
- Whiteley, Sheila(2003).The Space Between the Notes: Rock and the Counter-Culture.Routledge.ISBN978-0415068161.
- Wiley, Ralph (1993).What Black People Should Do Now: Dispatches from Near the Vanguard.One World/Ballantine Books.ISBN978-0-345-38045-6.
- Williamson, Nigel(2007a).The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin.Rough Guides.ISBN978-1-84353-841-7.
- Williamson, Nigel(2007b).The Rough Guide to the Blues.Rough Guides.ISBN978-1843535195.
- Wirt, John (2014).Huey "Piano" Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues.Louisiana State University Press.ISBN978-0-8071-5295-9.
- The Riffology.Wise Publications. 2010.ISBN978-1787590588.
- Really Easy Piano: Blues.Wise Publications. 2011.ISBN978-1780382418.
- Wyman, Bill;Havers, Richard (2001).Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey.DK.ISBN978-0-7894-8046-0.
- Wynne, Ben (2007).Mississippi.Interlink Books.ISBN978-1-56656-666-7.
- Wynne, Ben (2009). "King, B.B.".Encyclopedia of African American History: 5-Volume Set.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-516779-5.
- Yamin, Eli (2018).So You Want to Sing the Blues: A Guide for Performers.Rowman & Littlefield.ISBN978-1442267039.
Catherine Russelloffers this list.