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

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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 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, 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.

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

[edit] See also

• Allmusic

[edit] External links

• Listing at Backbeat Books.
• All Music Guide to the Blues. - Review - book review by B. Lee Cooper
• Book review - All Music Guide to The Blues - 3rd Edition by Craig Ruskey

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