Going to Cincinnati: A History of the Blues in the Queen City

By Steven C. Tracy

Available again in paperback, Going to Cincinnati takes readers into the Queen City's long-overlooked blues scene. Steven C. Tracy's award-winning book blends history and analysis with full biographical sketches of bluesmen like Albert Washington, H-Bomb Ferguson, Big Joe Duskin, Pigmeat Jarrett. The result is a celebrated, one-of-a-kind portrait of a scene filled with unique and talented musicians and essential to understanding American blues.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252089235
• ISBN13: 9780252089237
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 312 Pages