R. Crumb's heroes of blues, jazz, & country

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Where to find it

Music Library

Call Number
ML394 .C35 2006
Status
Available
Item Note
Ask at Service Desk for accompanying CD
Call Number
ML394 .C35 2006 compact disc
Status
Available

Southern Folklife Collection (Wilson Library)

Call Number
ML394 .C35 2006
Status
In-Library Use Only
Item Note
Includes Compact disc at end.

Summary

"Gorgeous. One of the music--and art--books of the year." (The Guardian)



A characteristically idiosyncratic tribute by an underground icon to the musical innovators who helped inspire him, R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country is a must-have collection for Crumb aficionados, comics fans, and music lovers alike.



Anyone who knows R. Crumb's work as an illustrator knows of his passion for music. And all those who collect his work prize the Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats, and Pioneers of Country Music trading card sets he created in the early to mid-1980s. Now they are packaged together for the first time in book form, along with an exclusive 21-track CD of music selected and compiled by Crumb (featuring original recordings by Charley Patton, "Dock" Boggs, "Jelly Roll" Morton, and others).



A bio of each musician is provided, along with a full-color original illustration by the cartoonist. Includes an introduction by Terry Zwigoff, award-winning director of Crumb.

Contents

Partial contents: North Carolinians: Mary Lou Williams -- Da Costa Woltz, Frank Jenkins, Ben Jarrell (Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters) -- Frank Blevins (Frank Blevins and His Tar Heel Rattlers) -- Charlie Poole (Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers) -- John Fletcher "Red" Patterson (Red Patterson's Piedmont Log Rollers) -- Wilmer Watt.

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