All Music Guide to the Blues

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Title All Music Guide to the Blues

The cover of the third edition of the All Music Guide to the Blues.
Author Vladimir Bogdanov
Chris Woodstra
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Language English
Series All Music Guide
Subject(s) Blues
Genre(s) Non-fiction
Encyclopedic
Reference
Publisher Backbeat Books
Released April 2003 (3rd)
Media type Paperback
Pages 800
ISBN 0-87930-736-6

All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues is a non-fiction book that is an encyclopedic referencing of blues music compiled under the direction of All Media Guide.

The book's third edition was released in April of 2003 and was edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine.

The books back cover totes that the book contains ratings for close to 9,000 album and 935 musician biographies. Artists are setup alphabetically and include some of the following: birth and death dates, classification (vocals, guitar, drums, ect.), a biography, a discography. The discography listings include a five star rating, the music label it was released on, and the date as well as possibly reviews of certain albums.

There are also thirty essays on different styles along with "top lists" and extensive charts on the evolution/lineage of the blues.

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