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Blowing the Blues: A Personal History of the British Blues by Heckstall-Smith, Dick, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Pete Grant is a music available to read on EtoBox.
What is Blowing the Blues: A Personal History of the British Blues about?
This is the autobiography of a master musician, the King of British blues saxophone. In the 60s and 70s Dick was the cornerstone of such seminal R&B bands as Alexis Korner s Blues Incorporated, the Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall s Bluesbreakers and Colosseum, paving the way for R&B-influenced rock groups like Fleetwood Mac, the Yardbirds, the Animals and the Rolling Stones. With his pithy humour, Dick describes the revolutionary founding years of British R&B - his anecdotes about Ginger Baker, Alexis Korner, Charlie Watts and the unforgettable Graham Bond alone are worth the price. An extraordinarily entertaining book, Dick s unrelentingly honest account of his musical career also reflects on what it takes to be a full time musician, and grapples with the racism and drug abuse endemic in the music industry. In the back of the book is a CD featuring 25 minutes of previously unreleased tracks by Dick Heckstall-Smith, illustrating the sheer musical diversity of his work.
Who reads Blowing the Blues: A Personal History of the British Blues?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Heckstall-Smith, Dick, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Pete Grant
- Publisher
- CLEAR BOOKS; Brand: Clear Books; Clear Books
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781904555049
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Music, History, Biography
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5 (18 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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