Urban Blues

Introduction
I. Afro-American Music
II. Blues Styles: An Historical Sketch
III. Fattening Frogs For Snakes?
IV. B. B. King Backstage
V. Big Bobby Blue Bland on Stage
VI. Role and Response
VII. Soul and Solidarity
VIII. Alternatives
Appendix A. The Identity Problem
Appendix B. Talking About Music
Appendix C. Blues Styles: An Annotated Outline
Afterword: Postscripts
Index