The Amazing Jimmi Mayes
Sideman to the Stars
The unforgettable life story of one amazing musician touring and playing with Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Reed, Marvin Gaye, and many more
Can’t Be Faded
Twenty Years in the New Orleans Brass Band Game
A collaborative blast of history and inspiration from top-of-the-line musicians
Sweet Bitter Blues
Washington, DC's Homemade Blues
The first-ever account of the Washington, DC, blues scene
American Antebellum Fiddling
The only book solely about antebellum American fiddling
The Last Seat in the House
The Story of Hanley Sound
A history of the first sound engineer to jam sprawling festivals and rock whole stadiums
Adrian Rollini
The Life and Music of a Jazz Rambler
The first and definitive biography of the great bass saxophone jazz man
Jazz Transatlantic, Volume II
Jazz Derivatives and Developments in Twentieth-Century Africa
The conclusion of a monumental study of jazz and its lasting influence
Jazz Transatlantic, Volume I
The African Undercurrent in Twentieth-Century Jazz Culture
The primary installment of a life’s work seeking the confluences between American and African jazz creation
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
The Making of a Masterpiece, Revised and Updated
The quintessential book about one of the twentieth century’s most iconic albums
Dick Waterman
A Life in Blues
A biography of the renowned manager of Son House, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Buddy Guy, who worked with a host of other iconic blues artists