A biography of one of the most influential creators and talents of the twentieth century

A recovery of the first book-length study of the blues and the story behind the extraordinary Dutchman who wrote it under Nazi occupation

A passionate insider’s account from a major mover and shaker in the American music scene

How Louisiana musicians and audiences negotiate with difference and shape a common musical heritage

The first musicological and ideological examination of the rich yodeling tradition

True accounts from musicians, bar owners, and regulars at the crossroads of good times and despair

Essays that overthrow stereotypes and demonstrate the genre’s power and mystique

For the first time in English, the classic volume that developed a radical new understanding of free jazz and African American culture

The first close critical treatment of the album that shook jazz with its electric sound and rock-influenced style

The classic text on American musical expression, updated with four new chapters