ALL MUSIC GUIDE To The BLUES The Experts Guide to the Best Blues recordings. 2nd Edition Edited by: Michael Erlewine, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Cub Koda This comprehensive, easy to use, and fun to browse book helps you discover thousands of top notch Blues recordings. Choosing Blues CDs can be a daunting task; this book will steer you straight to the best releases for every artist. The book has: Biographies of more than 965 Blues artists and groups, Reviews and ratings of more than 6165 recordings, Historical essays and "music maps" charting the roots and evolution of the Blues, its style, instruments, key artists, and more, Special section on exploring Blues influences in Jazz, Blues resources, including book reviews, magazine listings, record companies, and mail-order sources. 658 pages, softbound book