All Music Guide to the Blues

Nonfiction book on blues music

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . (Learn how and when to remove these messages)

This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "All Music Guide to the Blues" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

(Learn how and when to remove this message)

All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues
The cover of the third edition of All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues.
Author	Vladimir Bogdanov Chris Woodstra Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Language	English
Series	All Music Guide to...
Subject	Blues
Genre	Non-fiction Encyclopedic Reference
Publisher	Backbeat Books
Publication date	April 2003 (3rd)
Media type	Paperback
Pages	800
ISBN	0-87930-736-6
OCLC	51389035
Dewey Decimal	016.781643/0266 21
LC Class	ML156.4.B6 A45 2003

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

Content

[edit ]

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

The book's back cover touts that the book contains ratings for close to 9,000 album and 935 musician biographies. Artists are set up alphabetically and include some of the following: birth and death dates, classification (vocals, guitar, drums, etc.), 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.

All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues also includes 30 essays covering different styles of blues, along with "top lists" and extensive charts on the evolution and lineage of the blues.