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📘 Walking a blues road by Samuel Barclay Charters

Samuel Charters’ *Walking a Blues Road* compiles a selection of his detailed recordings of both celebrated and lesser‑known blues musicians spanning the 1960s and 1970s. From Texas to Memphis and Saint Louis, the book traces Charters’ encounters with artists such as Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Thunder Smith, Willie B., and Good Rockin’ Dopsie. Interspersed with these recordings are Charters’ essays on the poetry inherent in the blues and on the influence of country music—chapters that offer a broader context for his research and are valuable to fans of his earlier work.

First publish date: 2004

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Samuel Barclay Charters

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