Some of you know, but a lot of you might not, but the Reverend loves the
blues. Your humble music critic and historian has been enamored of the
blues since I was a wee teen spinning Furry Lewis sides on a portable
turntable. I've covered the blues for most of the 44 years that I've
been writing about music, and spent 6 1/2 years as the "Blues Guide" for
About.com as well as contributing to
The Blues magazine in the U.K. and
Blues Music magazine here in the states.
Along the way, I've learned a lot about the blues, and I've put that knowledge to good use, creating three of these
Gordon's Blues Guides
eBooks for new and veteran fans alike to get more info on the key
artists in their respective blues styles. All of the Reverend's eBooks
are available for the Kindle from Amazon.com as well as from iTunes and
Barnes & Noble's Nook store (if you look for 'em).
With the publication of
Blues-Rock, the Rev's third book in the
series, we thought it
only fair that we recap the series with a list of all of the Rev's
eBooks in the hopes that we can convince you to lay down some hard coin
on one or more of these entertaining, educational tomes (links in titles
to Amazon.com Kindle store):
Blues-Rock: Gordon's Blues Guides, Volume Three
Blues-Rock (1960s-2010s) is the third volume of
Gordon's Blues Guides,
a concise and informative primer on this popular sub-genre of the
blues, from its formation in the early 1960s through the present day.
The guide provides a brief history of early blues-rock bands along with a
list of key artists with biographies and recommended recordings.
(165pp, $3.49)
Chicago Blues: Gordon's Blues Guides, Volume Two
Chicago Blues (1940s-1960s) is the second volume of
Gordon's Blues Guides,
a quick and easy primer on the Chicago blues style from the 1940s
through the 1960s. The guide provides a brief history of the early days
of the city's blues scene, a list of key artists with biographies, and
recommended recordings as well as an overview of Chicago-based record
labels and a "blues glossary." (78pp, $2.99)
Delta Blues: Gordon's Blues Guides, Volume One
Delta Blues is the first volume of
Gordon's Blues Guides, a
quick and easy primer on the Mississippi Delta blues music of the 1920s
and '30s. The guide provides a brief history of the music, a list of
the key artists with biographies, and recommended recordings. (43pp,
$1.99)
Stevie Ray Vaughan Buying Guide
The
Stevie Ray Vaughan Buying Guide is an illustrated, album by
album overview of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist’s too-brief
career including a condensed artist biography, a discography with
complete song listings, and even a select discography of bootleg albums,
all compiled by the Rev. Keith A. Gordon, former About.com Blues Guide.
As a bonus, the Reverend also includes his reviews of several of
Vaughan's albums, including the seminal
Texas Flood and
In Session, with blues legend Albert King. (94pp, $2.99)
