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1) FOLK BLUES: 110 American Folk Blues ... Photographs by Julius Lester [songbook]
Silverman, Jerry

FOLK BLUES: 110 American Folk Blues ... Photographs by Julius Lester [songbook]
NY Macmillan (1968)., 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. 11" x 8.5" pictorial dj pp:(vi), 297 Index. Has a chart of guitar chord fingering patterns, bibliography, and discography. Contains lyrics, music, and guitar chords to 110 songs, arranged by type: Work and Prison Blues; Hard Times Blues; Jim Crow Blues; Lovin', Livin', an Leavin' Blues; Brimstone Blues; Talking Blues. First published in 1958, this edition adds 22 high-quality photographs of blues players from the camera of Julius Lester. Illustrated by 22 Julius Lester photographs. 1st illus edn. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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2) SING AND PLAY BLUES FOR GUITAR [songbook]
Silverman, Jerry

SING AND PLAY BLUES FOR GUITAR [songbook]
Los Angeles United Artists Music (1979)., 1979. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Illustrated paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" pp: 47, (1) Contains lyrics, music and guitar chords for 23 blues tunes, with a chart of guitar chord fingering patterns at the back. Titles include: Alberta, Let Your Hair Hang Low; Been in the Pen So Long; C.C. Rider; Michigan Water Blues; Sportin' Life Blues; Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues; and 17 more. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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3) SISTER SADIE
Sister..sheet music

SISTER SADIE
Miami Beach: Hansen House, 1975. Second Edition. Pictorial cover. Very Good. Words and music by Horace Silver. 4pp, media blues beat, in part: "Sister Sadie was a mean chick And she tho't that she was real slick, Then she ran into Alphonso Brown .." First published in 1960 by Ecaroh Music. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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4) BESSIE SMITH: Empress of the Blues. Commentary by Chris Albertson & Gunther Schuller [songbook]
Smith, Bessie

BESSIE SMITH: Empress of the Blues. Commentary by Chris Albertson & Gunther Schuller [songbook]
NY Schirmer (1975)., 1975. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial stiff-paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11" x 8.5" 144pp Biographical information and notes on Bessie Smith's singing style precede a collection of 30 tunes. Includes lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment and guitar chords to: Long Road; Jailhouse Blues; Down in the Dumps; Safety Mama; Wasted Life Blues; Squeeze Me; Pickpocket Blues; New Orleans Hop Scop Blues; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; and 21 more. Illustrated by frontis & 28 illus fr photos. 1st ppb edn. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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5) BESSIE SMITH: Empress of the Blues. Commentary by Chris Albertson & Gunther Schuller [songbook]
Smith, Bessie

BESSIE SMITH: Empress of the Blues. Commentary by Chris Albertson & Gunther Schuller [songbook]
NY Schirmer (1975)., 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Small chip from top of dust jacket, else in very good condition. 11.25" x 8.5" pictorial dj 144pp Biographical information and notes on Bessie Smith's singing style precede a collection of 30 tunes. Includes lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment and guitar chords to: Long Road; Jailhouse Blues; Down in the Dumps; Safety Mama; Wasted Life Blues; Squeeze Me; Pickpocket Blues; New Orleans Hop Scop Blues; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; and 21 more. Illustrated by frontis & 28 illus fr photos. First Edition. Binding is orig boards. (more information)

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6) CLASSIC BLUES FOR VOICE AND FINGERSTYLE GUITAR: 20 Arrangements with Guitar Accompaniment and Solos [songbook]
Sokolow, Fred, arranger

CLASSIC BLUES FOR VOICE AND FINGERSTYLE GUITAR: 20 Arrangements with Guitar Accompaniment and Solos [songbook]
Milwaukee Hal Leonard 1996., 1996. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in fine condition. 12" x 9" pp: 62, (2)ads Contains lyrics, music, tablature, guitar chords and frames for 20 blues tunes. Titles include: Baby Please Don't Go; Corrine Corrina; Every Day I Have the Blues; Mercury Blues; Sweet Home Chicago; Walkin' Blues; and 14 more. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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7) BLUES AND EVIL
Spencer, Jon Michael

BLUES AND EVIL
Knoxville: Univ of Tennessee Press, 1993. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Pictorial paper covers. pp: xxx, 177, bibliography, index; frontispiece. This scholarly examination of the blues sees that music as a vehicle for religious expression. 9" x 5.75". (more information)

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8) STEEL GUITAR RAG. Music by Leon McAuliffe. Arranged by the Oahu Staff
Steel.sheet music

NY Bourne Music 1944., 1944. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Dampmark at top of spine, else in good condition. 12" x 9" 8pp Has E-7th and E-Major tuning arrangements for Hawaiian and electric guitar. copyright 1941st edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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9) LAWRENCE WRIGHT'S INTERNATIONAL ALBUM NO. 3: BLUES FOR PIANO [songbook]
Wright, Lawrence

LAWRENCE WRIGHT'S INTERNATIONAL ALBUM NO. 3: BLUES FOR PIANO [songbook]
London Lawrence Wright Music Co. nd (1935)., 1935. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11" x 8.5" 24pp Contains words, melody lines, piano accompaniment, chord symbols and frames to eight blues numbers. Titles: Farewell Blues; Blues in My Heart; A Blues Serenade; Honolulu Blues; Basin Street Blues; Blue Rhythm; Black & Tan Fantasy; Down Hearted Blues. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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