All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues

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Summary: A dictionary-style compendium of biographies
Review: Now in an expanded and updated third edition, the All Music Guide To The Blues: The Definitive Guide To The Blues is the collaborative effort of Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine. A dictionary-style compendium of biographies of great blues masters, reviews and ratings for top-notch performances and collections, the Music Guide To The Blues offers a wealth of essays, music map chronologies of the evolution of the blues, and so much more. The entries are concise yet fact-filled in this definitive resource which is a core addition to any personal, professional, or academic reference collection.