William stout is a famously diverse artist of international renown in many fields. Its ironic that he would become the disciplinarian for the nhl. We know their music, and of course we recognise their names, but to. David mutti clark, professor brown shoes teaches the blues.
As baraka is a poet and black militant, this book is pursued by collectors of several categories. In his new book of portraits, artist william stout renders the blues in just about every color. None of whom robert drew for his card set with the exception of skip james and blind willie johnson are in my book. Ill be bringing some of my favorite blues cds many of which. A book proved more feasible than cards, though, and here are the first. May 01, 20 painting the blues william stout s legends of the blues masterfully combines the two american art forms of comic book art and blues music. He is known for his work on first blood 1982, masters of the universe 1987 and the hitcher 1986. Then in 1999 he founded dialtone records, which released 27 recordings focusing on the music of black american roots, blues, and jazz.
I finished writing chapter 2 of the book of blues prequel. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. William stout was born in 1949 in salt lake city, utah, usa. I also wrote bios for each entry with recommended songs for introductory listening and notes of interesting cover versions. One of the most collectible of these is amiri barakas blues people 1963, written under the name leroi jones, the first modern blues book by an african american. As with crumbs book, the artists that stout chose to delineate reflect his personal tastes, but stouts view of the blues is much more inclusive and. Eddie stout is a oneman historical blues society on the eve of his eastside kings festival the dialtone records founder remains doggedly preservationist by kahron spearman, fri. The book, which also includes a foreword from hall of famer and blues executive vice president brett hull, became a passion. A book proved more feasible than cards, though, and here are the first results of stouts. Atlanta locales and history are a recurring element in the narrative and a pleasant feature of the book and boyce describes these places with colorful clarity. During prohibition, musicians played the urban blues in honky tonks, bars that illegally served alcohol. William stouts legends of the blues masterfully combines the two american art forms of comic book art and blues music. Pounding the drums for my blues book william stouts journal.
This new book includes many well known blues artistsbut to his credit stout also included quite a few lesser known but great artists too. The publicity is beginning for the release of my book legends of the blues this weekend. You got infinite channels and limitless rhymes, but the riddles of livin stay undefined. Because i took the name of the original book of blues and gave it to the prequel, it does feel like im writing the blues book all over again. Try one of the apps below to open or edit this item. Buy legends of the blues illustrated by william stout isbn. A wide variety of stout art and merchandise is available for purchase from the william stout bazaar. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Banking on beauty millard sheets and midcentury commercial architecture in california. Louis blues history highlighted in new book by former st. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from william stout at the discogs marketplace.
William stout sings the blues acclaimed artist william stout talks to cbr news about legends of the blues, out now from abrams, reminisces about working with russ manning on tarzan and its recent reprint, plus much more. Salts next sleuthing adventure should be much anticipated. Youve seen my top 50 british blues selections in past journal entries. So good, youd think illustrator william stout made a deal with the devil. Stout beautifully captures the signature style of each blues legend and then adds authoritative biographical text with personal and humorous writing that brings it on home. Out of the blues introduces an appealing character, detective sarah alt salt. The book consists of 100 full page watercolor paintings of blues artists. Urban blues had a more aggressive sound than classic blues. Stout blues overview 48 bars long blues solo course. Pdf download legends of the blues ebook read online more info download legends.
In 20, he prepared and illustrated legends of the blues, a book comprising portraits of classic blues musicians, intended as a sequel to fellow cartoonist robert crumbs book heroes of blues, jazz and country. Buy the hardcover book legends of the blues by william stout at indigo. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Includes recommended playlists and an exclusive bonus music cd.
May, 20 abrams comicarts has just released legends of the blues, a book that contains 100 portraits of blues artists, much in the vein of robert crumbs heroes of the blues series of books and cards. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. The list starts with general books of the blues essential reading, followed by blues artists in alphabetical order, interjected with blues books on particular themes. Santellis wide definition of blues music includes styles from folk to rock. Jammin the blues by jonathan stout and his campus five, released 06 june 2017 1. The book, the first part of a trilogy in progress, earned a 10.
In his stead, mainstream comics artist and blues fan stout has leaped into the breach. Louis blues history highlighted in new book by former. Legends of the blues hardcover illustrated, may 7, 20 by william stout author. Its published by abrams comicarts and contains 100 full color portraits of my favorite blues musicians born prior to 1930. This huge collection features 100 classic blues songs, a preface by legendary producer john hammond, an introduction by blues and jazz musicologist orin keepnews, artist biographical information for every song, and discography information for every song. Apr 29, 20 legendary visual artist william stout guests on over under sideways down, wednesday may 1 35 pm pacific.
In 1920, mamie smith was the first african american to record blues music. That label showcased the music of cornell dupree, barbara lynn, and lazy lester, and the 20 blues music award nominee for traditional blues album of the year by milton hopkins and jewel brown. Jun 18, 20 in his new book of portraits, artist william stout renders the blues in just about every color. I put in a lot of work into this one, and i think youre going. Whistle for willie finds peter in the heat of summer, trying to whistle so he can call his dog. A master of palaeontological art thats dinosaurs, in 20 stout turned his attention to another group of ancient beings with the publication of legends of the blues, a collection of portraits of icons intended as a sequel to crumbs heroes of blues, jazz and country. Lucille bogan smiles amid bubblegummy swirls of pink. But now william stout has stepped up and continued along the same pathand for all intents and purposes this is volume two. Legends of the blues, book by william stout hardcover. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Another popular category of blues book is the history or survey. Bessie smith, muddy waterssay their names out loud and you can just hear the blues. Legends of the blues by william stout, hardcover barnes. Now, acclaimed artist william stout visualizes these. Inspired as most baby boomers by the british invasion of the 1960s, stout took a. I just received an advance copy of my new book, legends of the blues.
Born in 1949, william stout is an american illustrator whose work spans from comics to film, specializing in fantasy, scifi and paleontological art. Mar 25, 2016 william stouts legends of the british blues. Quarterly journal of the music library association it is a good read with a nice way of getting the facts across. Stout has just released a book cd called legends of the blues. List of books and articles about blues music online. There are many fine books on the blues, so i thought i would share with you my recommendations. As more blacks were moving to urban areas like chicago, the urban blues genre was born. William stout books list of books by author william stout. The blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label.
Jammin the blues jonathan stout and his campus five. This ambitious biographical encyclopedia delivers the goods, listing over 600 entries from every era and style of the blues. Robert johnson, ma rainey, billie holiday, howlin wolf, bessie. Many but not all of the artists will be familiar to readers with a background in the blues. Legends of the blues stout, william, leimbacher, ed on. Ottilie patterson by william stout blues 25 march 2016 the us artists ongoing celebration of the most important british blues musicians continues with his portrait of a northern irish revelation.
Oneill is author of the new book, when the blues go marching in. Illustrator william stouts legends of the blues exclusive. William stouts portraits of the biggest names in blues. William stout comic artist the most popular comic art.
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