内容简介
Thisvividcelebrationofbluesandearlyrock'n'rollincludessomeofthefirstandmostilluminatingprofilesofsuchbluesmastersasMuddyWaters,SkipJames,andHowlin'Wolf;excursionsintotheblues-basedMemphisrock'n'rollofJerryLeeLewis,CharlieRich,andtheSunrecordlabel;andabrilliantdepictionofthebustlingChicagobluessceneandthelegendaryChessrecordlabelinitsfinaldays.Withuniqueinsightandunparalleledaccess,PeterGuralnickbringstolifethepeople,thesongs,andtheperformancethatforeverchangednotonlytheAmericanmusicscenebutAmericaitself.