R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810930862 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author R. He lives in France.Terry Zwigoff is the award-winning director of the documentary Crumb.Stephen Calt, the author of two acclaimed musical biographies, lives in New York City.David Jasen is the director of the Popular Music Archive at the C. . Post Campus of Long Island University. His book The R. He is the creator of Mr. Natural, the iconic “Keep on Truckin” T-shirt image, and Fritz the Cat. W. Crumb is the leading cartoonist in the American “underground comix” movement. Crumb Handbook was a Booksense bestseller
. R. Natural, the iconic “Keep on Truckin” T-shirt image, and Fritz the Cat. Crumb Handbook was a Booksense bestseller. He lives in France.Terry Zwigoff is the award-winning director of the documentary Crumb.Stephen Calt, the author of two acclaimed musical biographies, lives in New York City.David Jasen is th
And all those who collect his work prize the Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats, and Pioneers of Country Music trading card sets he created in the early to- mid-1980s. A characteristically idiosyncratic tribute by an underground icon to the musical innovators who helped inspire him, R. A bio of each musician is provided, along with a full-color original illustration by the cartoonist. Crumb’s work as an illustrator knows of his passion for music. Crumb’s Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country is a must-have collection for Crumb aficionados, comics fans, and music lovers alike.. Anyone who knows R. Now they are packaged together for the first time in book form, along with an exclusive 21-track CD of music selected and compiled by Crumb himself (featuring original recordings by Charley Patton, “Dock” Boggs, “Jelly Roll” Morton, and others)
Kerry Walters said "So what is it you like about that old music?" *. Wow! Every so often you run across something that knocks your socks off. R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country left me barefooted.In the 1980s, Robert Crumb, whom Robert Hughes appropriately once called the "Breughel of the ""So what is it you like about that old music?" *" according to Kerry Walters. Wow! Every so often you run across something that knocks your socks off. R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country left me barefooted.In the 1980s, Robert Crumb, whom Robert Hughes appropriately once called the "Breughel of the 20th century," created sets of trading cards featuring some of his favorite blues, jazz, and country musicians. (The plan was to include one card per LP sold by innovative record firm Yazoo.) This collection, edited by Terry Zwigoff, the same guy who directed the documentary "Crumb," pulls together the illustrations from all three sets. They're wonderful. The blues and country illustratio. 0th century," created sets of trading cards featuring some of his favorite blues, jazz, and country musicians. (The plan was to include one card per LP sold by innovative record firm Yazoo.) This collection, edited by Terry Zwigoff, the same guy who directed the documentary "Crumb," pulls together the illustrations from all three sets. They're wonderful. The blues and country illustratio. paul ramone said Pictures plus music equals happiness. This is an excellent deal. The recordings are certainly esoteric, but I must be in the correct demographic (or something.) I like just about all of the music. I'm a kind of old-time music dilettante, so it's a great way for someone like me to check out some more obscure stuff.As for the book hard cover, heavy paper and just the right size to carry around (if so desired.)Of course the main selling point of this book is the drawings. They are uniformly excellent. Someone with an obsessive personality may wish to collect the actual trading cards which are reproduced in this book, but this is a far more economical and. Joe Momma said Must Read. It's a beautiful book filled with R. Crumb's portraits and histories of his heroes. In a way, it's kind of a departure from his usual comic book style even though all the portraits are hand drawn by him. You would recognize his signature style anywhere. I recommend this book just for the musical history. That it's drawn by Crumb is a bonus. I rate it as good as or better than the fictional work documented in the book of blues music, Been Here And Gone