Elwood's Blues: Interviews with the Blues Legends & Stars

by Dan Aykroyd, Ben Manilla

Overview

(Book). Elwood's Blues is an entertaining and informative collection of conversations with the legends and rising stars of blues and rock music, drawn from the popular syndicated radio series, The House of Blues Radio Hour . Host Dan Aykroyd, in character as Elwood Blues of the legendary Blues Brothers, has interviewed over 900 blues and rock greats since 1993. This book compiles the best of those, including discussions with living legends B.B. King and Buddy Guy, past masters John Lee Hooker and Stevie Ray Vaughan, rising stars Keb' Mo' and Susan Tedeschi, and blues-rooted rock stars such as Robert Plant and Bill Wyman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879308094
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2004
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	5.99(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.69(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Blues Legends	1
	Luther Allison	3
	Bobby "Blue" Bland	9
	Charles Brown	16
	Ruth Brown	22
	R.L. Burnside	30
	Ray Charles	37
	Johnny Clyde Copeland	43
	James Cotton	48
	Bo Diddley	54
	Buddy Guy	59
	John Lee Hooker	66
	B.B. King	72
	Taj Mahal	79
	Brownie McGhee	86
	Little Milton	93
	Charlie Musselwhite	99
	Koko Taylor	108
	Rufus Thomas	112
	Junior Wells	118
	Rock Royalty	123
	Steve Tyler, Joe Perry & Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith	125
	Eric Burdon	132
	Robert Plant	136
	Carlos Santana	143
	Bob Weir	149
	Bill Wyman	156
	ZZ Top	163
	Keepers of the Flame	169
	Marcia Ball	171
	John Popper & Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler	177
	Popa Chubby	184
	Shemekia Copeland	188
	Luther Dickinson	193
	Michael Hill	198
	Rick Holmstrom	203
	Candye Kane	209
	John Mayall	214
	Keb' Mo'	220
	Big Bill Morganfield	226
	Susan Tedeschi	231
	Johnny Winter	237
	Elwood's Picks: A Totally Opinionated Discography	243
	Acknowledgments	247
	Photo Credits	248
	Blues Foundation	249
	Index	251
	Elwood on the Air: Original Scripts from The House of Blues Radio Hour
	Christmas	15
	Tiny Piano	36
	Memorial Day	71
	Dragnet	107
	Who Wants to Marry a Blues Man	131
	Sugar Daddy	142
	Lowered Expectations	183
	Mississippi	192
	Thanksgiving	208
	Las Vegas	225