David Evans
David Evans is author of several books and other publications and productions on blues music and has received two Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes. He is also a 2023 inductee into the Blues Hall of Fame in the category of Individuals—Business, Production, Media, and Academic. His musical performance career has taken him to twenty-three countries and resulted in six CDs. Evans taught at California State University, Fullerton, and the University of Memphis, where he retired as professor of music emeritus.
Blues Mandolin Man
The Life and Music of Yank Rachell
The first biography of a blues maker who kept “country blues” and jug-band style alive
Fiddle Tunes from Mississippi
Commercial and Informal Recordings, 1920-2018
270 musical examples plus biographies and photographs completing a vibrant picture of Mississippi’s fiddle tradition
Going Up the Country
Adventures in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s
A fascinating collaboration from two scholars working in the South during a crucial point in blues history
Wasn’t That a Mighty Day
African American Blues and Gospel Songs on Disaster
A complex portrait of music, memory, and commemoration through a unique lens
Wichita Blues
Music in the African American Community
An examination and celebration of the distinct sound of Wichita’s regional blues tradition
- Copyright year: 2024