Amiri Baraka's groundbreaking book "Blues People" turned fifty this year. Published in 1963, by then LeRoi Jones, the book presented the first panoramic look at the blues as an African American art form. NPR recently featured an excellent article on the book and its' author on its "A Blog Supreme." Essential reading for anyone wishing for a greater understanding of "the black experience in sound."
NPR's article can be found here.
The book "Blues People," which has remained in print for all of its fifty years, can be investigated further and purchased here.
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