Crossroads: How the Blues Shaped Rock 'n' Roll (and Rock Saved the Blues)

by John Milward

Book Overview

The blues revival of the early 1960s brought new life to a seminal genre of American music and inspired a vast new world of singers, songwriters, and rock bands. The Rolling Stones took their name from a Muddy Waters song; Led Zeppelin forged bluesy riffs into hard rock and heavy metal; and ZZ Top did superstar business with boogie rhythms copped from John Lee Hooker. Crossroads tells the myriad stories of the impact and enduring influence of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555537448
• ISBN13: 9781555537449
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"