Jump blues guitar killers of the 50's

Jump blues guitar killers of the 50's

by Phil Dubois

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Biographical Anthology of the "Jump-Blues" electric guitar style including major figures of Rhythm and Blues History, collecting more 100 guitarists from Charlie Christian to the 70's young West Coast and Europe revivalists. More ten years working about this book. First self-publishing in 1992, revisited five times untill the actual (2011) copy (299 pages) with added chapters. The manuscript is avalaible on PDF cd-rom. The author had made also a poster (from a painting realized by himself). A glimpse can be consulted on a two parts short video-clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_6uwMIoG6g - & - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_qlXRXr5yA

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    How does Phil Dubois trace the evolution of the jump-blues guitar from its jazz origins with Charlie Christian into the high-energy sounds of the 1950s?

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    Considering the book spans over a hundred guitarists from different eras and regions, what common threads or defining characteristics unite these "jump blues guitar killers"?

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    In what ways does this biographical anthology highlight the intersection of African American musical innovation, race, and the commercial recording industry during the mid-20th century?

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