Blues All Day Long: The Jimmy Rogers Story (Music in American Life)
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A member of Muddy Waters' legendary late 1940s-1950s band, Jimmy Rogers pioneered a blues guitar style that made him one of the most revered sidemen of all time. Rogers also had a significant if star-crossed career as a singer and solo artist for Chess Records, releasing the classic singles "That's All Right" and "Walking By Myself." In Blues All Day Long , Wayne Everett Goins mines seventy-five hours of interviews with Rogers' family, collaborators, and peers to follow a life spent in the blues. Goins' account takes Rogers from recording Chess classics and barnstorming across the South to a late-in-life renaissance that included new music, entry into the Blues Hall of Fame, and high profile tours with Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones. Informed and definitive, Blues All Day Long fills a gap in twentieth century music history with the story of one of the blues' eminent figures and one of the genre's seminal bands. Review: Get this book.... - I'm a little biased, knowing Jimmy Rogers as a legend, but unable to see him live until his later years. This book talks about all the folks, musiscians & other that he came in contact with. He truly was a legend & this book get that across very well. He should have been much better known to the masses than he was, but that wasn't the case. Usually behind some that got more lime light than he, at least originally. But anyway, if you like books about musicians, or dig the blues or its off spring, rock n roll, Get this book. Review: Great book with a few faults - In general,a long-missing piece of the puzzle that made Muddy Waters` ground-breaking band with Little Walter and Jimmy Rogers such a great - and influential music piece.Two major errors,however,stops me from giving this book 5 stars.First,Bob Riedy and his story of how the Rolling Stones got to hear the Chicago Blues - it was not by help of sailors on boats having bought records from Bob Koester and Jazzmart in Chicago:matter of the business was that Mick Jagger ordered Chess records from their mail order.And the Rolling Stones came from Richmond,outside London - not from Liverpool(that city was the Beatles`home turf).The photo section of the book mistakenly identifies Left Hand Frank as Johnny Littlejohn.Possibly these errors could be rectified in a later printing - because the rest of it is quite charming!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 33 Reviews |
A**K
Get this book....
I'm a little biased, knowing Jimmy Rogers as a legend, but unable to see him live until his later years. This book talks about all the folks, musiscians & other that he came in contact with. He truly was a legend & this book get that across very well. He should have been much better known to the masses than he was, but that wasn't the case. Usually behind some that got more lime light than he, at least originally. But anyway, if you like books about musicians, or dig the blues or its off spring, rock n roll, Get this book.
T**N
Great book with a few faults
In general,a long-missing piece of the puzzle that made Muddy Waters` ground-breaking band with Little Walter and Jimmy Rogers such a great - and influential music piece.Two major errors,however,stops me from giving this book 5 stars.First,Bob Riedy and his story of how the Rolling Stones got to hear the Chicago Blues - it was not by help of sailors on boats having bought records from Bob Koester and Jazzmart in Chicago:matter of the business was that Mick Jagger ordered Chess records from their mail order.And the Rolling Stones came from Richmond,outside London - not from Liverpool(that city was the Beatles`home turf).The photo section of the book mistakenly identifies Left Hand Frank as Johnny Littlejohn.Possibly these errors could be rectified in a later printing - because the rest of it is quite charming!
M**L
Chicago Blues Manna from Heaven
I'm in the process of reading BLUES ALL DAY LONG. Well written, most facts are straight & great stories- Wayne did an excellent job of researching the facts, interviewing almost everybody you can think of in the Chicago Blues world & keeping in moving. I'm so interested in the subject matter it's pretty hard to put down. Goins gives a lively portrait of the scene in Chicago in the 40s & 50s. Gives you pretty good idea of what Jimmy was like( I got to work a ten day tour in 92 with him). Mark Hummel
A**R
One of the true greats of blues
One of the true unsung greats of blues. He was a super nice guy and a wonderful musician. I enjoyed seeing him many times over the years. One of the true greats.
H**F
Long overdue......
The long overdue life tale of one of the unsung heroes of the blues. However, the actual result came up far short for me. Anecdotal quotes from numerous other sources, interspersed with too much filler........i.e. Constantly reiterating band members names and back histories, along with the address of what appears to be every building Mr. Rogers ever entered. Could have used a more well meaning and capable editor and/or proofreader. Nothing earth shattering here if you already have some knowledge of blues history. But as an addition to a blues library for the completist, I guess it'll have to do.
D**L
Five Stars
Exactly as promised.
W**S
Four Stars
Pretty Good!
R**D
Five Stars
Well written and very entertaining.
D**Y
One of the best.
One of my favorite bluesmen finally gets a real book. This may be the best blues book I have read, and I have plenty in my library. An exhaustive detailed study of Jimmy's career that is much more than just listings of recording sessions and personnel and concerts with band personnel. This is a great story and one I will come back to in years to come.
M**R
Five Stars
Great
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