Blues Legends

Rating:
Summary: Nice History, Great Photos
Review: This splendid little book is a very nice and compact history of blues, which would make a nice intro for someone not too familiar with the music, but it's the fantastic photos by Rae Flerlage that really set it apart from the competition. Flerlage is a fantistic photographer who was a fixture on the South and West Side club scenes for a long time, and his photos capture something of the essence of the great performances that made the blues from the 20s to the 50s so exciting. Lots of cigarette smoke and sweat in these pictures -- these clubs must have rocked!