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Blues unlimited : essential interviews from the original blues magazine / edited by Bill Greensmith, Mike Rowe, and Mark Camarigg; foreword by Tony Russell.

pages cm. — (Music in American life)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-252-03941-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) —

ISBN 978-0-252-08099-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) —

ISBN 978-0-252-09750-8 (e-book)

1. Blues (Music)—History and criticism. 2. Blues musicians—United States—Interviews. I. Greensmith, Bill, 1949– editor. II. Rowe, Mike, editor. III. Camarigg, Mark, editor. IV. Russell, Tony, 1946– writer of supplementary textual content. V. Blues unlimited.

ML3521.B645      2015

781.643092’2—dc23      2015008520