There are many intellectual curiosities about the blues. It has always seemed a phenomenon that the guitar styles that came out of the South during the twenties and thirties could be differentiated by their regional characteristics. On hearing a strange new artist, one can almost pinpoint his city of origin through his guitar technique. The Mississippi Delta produced a sound distinct from that of Texas. Atlanta had a very popular style that seems to have been confined to that city. The music of Louisiana has a weird voodoo texture, while the Carolinas produced another totally different sound. Music is quite a powerful tool. Words of explanation can never express the impact of a musical experience. I am going to attempt to teach the music of some great guitar bluesmen. It is not going to be isolated and picked apart, but presented with its historical value as well as personal and emotional value. Words will not be my tools for this venture; instead I will incorporate photographs and interview to describe these feelings.

(Music Sales America). An entirely revised edition of the classic instruction guide for guitar players. Explore traditional playing styles through transcriptions and analysis of 26 tunes by master players. Includes LP discography and new easy-to-read guitar tablature. Songs: Big Road Blues * Bird Nest Bound * Bukka's Jitterbug Swing * Bye Bye Blues * Devil Got My Woman * Dry Spell Blues * Fixin' to Die * Future Blues * Gravel Road Blues * Green River Blue * Hard Time Killin' Floor * High Water Everywhere * Kindhearted Woman Blues * Lord, I'm Going Down South * M & O Blues * Mississippi Blues * Motherless Chile Blues * My Black Mama * Ragged and Dirty * Saturday Blues * Sic 'Em Dogs on Blues * Special Rider * Stoney Pony Blues * Terraplane Blues * '34 Blue * Whiskey Head Man.

Explores traditional playing styles through transcriptions and analysis of master players - Rev. Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy and many others.

Stefan Grossman explores traditional playing styles through transcriptions of 22 tunes by master Texas blues guitar players.

The Early Masters of American Blues series provides the unique opportunity to study the true roots of modern blues. Stefan Grossman, noted roots-blues guitarist and musicologist, has compiled this fascinating collection of 14 songs from seven pivotal early blues guitarists from the Mississippi Delta. In addition to Stefan's expert transcriptions, the book includes online audio containing the original artist's recordings so you can hear and feel the music, as it was originally performed. Artists featured: WILLIE BROWN: (Future Blues; M&O Blues; Ragged and Dirty); SON HOUSE: (Dry Spell Blues; My Black Mama); SKIP JAMES: (Devil Got My Woman; Hard Time Killin' Floor; Special Rider); HAMBONE WILLIE NEWBERN: (Roll and Tumble Blues); CHARLIE PATTON: (Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues; Stone Pony Blues; 34 Blues); ARTHUR PETTIS: (Good Boy Blues); ROBERT WILKINS: (That's No Way to Get Along).