{"product_id":"new-york-city-blues-postwar-portraits-from-harlem-to-the-village-and-beyond-paperback","title":"New York City Blues: Postwar Portraits from Harlem to the Village and Beyond - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Broven\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Schaffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA first-ever book on the subject, New York City Blues: Postwar Portraits from Harlem to the Village and Beyond offers a deep dive into the blues venues and performers in the city from the 1940s through the 1990s. Interviews in this volume bring the reader behind the scenes of the daily and performing lives of working musicians, songwriters, and producers. The interviewers capture their voices -- many sadly deceased -- and reveal the changes in styles, the connections between performers, and the evolution of New York blues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e New York City Blues is an oral history conveyed through the words of the performers themselves and through the photographs of Robert Schaffer, supplemented by the input of Val Wilmer, Paul Harris, and Richard Tapp. The book also features the work of award-winning author and blues scholar John Broven. Along with writing a history of New York blues for the introduction, Broven contributes interviews with Rose Marie McCoy, \"Doc\" Pomus, Billy Butler, and Billy Bland. Some of the artists interviewed by Larry Simon include Paul Oscher, John Hammond Jr., Rosco Gordon, Larry Dale, Bob Gaddy, \"Wild\" Jimmy Spruill, and Bobby Robinson. Also featured are over 160 photographs, including those by respected photographers Anton Mikofsky, Wilmer, and Harris, that provide a vivid visual history of the music and the times from Harlem to Greenwich Village and neighboring areas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e New York City Blues delivers a strong sense of the major personalities and places such as Harlem's Apollo Theatre, the history, and an in-depth introduction to the rich variety, sounds, and styles that made up the often-overlooked New York City blues scene.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Simon \u003c\/b\u003eis a Brooklyn-born guitarist and composer who has recorded and toured with many of today's leading jazz and blues artists, including those interviewed in this book. \u003cb\u003eJohn Broven\u003c\/b\u003e is an original \u003ci\u003eBlues Unlimited \u003c\/i\u003ewriter and author of \u003ci\u003eRhythm and Blues in New Orleans\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRecord Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Robert Schaffer\u003c\/b\u003e is a photographer and writer whose images have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e and the Japanese edition of \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47639241163005,"sku":"9781496834997","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/bmcwT3I3bHVWOTVpb2RMYXhxT2tFQT09.webp?v=1780463180","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/new-york-city-blues-postwar-portraits-from-harlem-to-the-village-and-beyond-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}