West Bank Boogie

West Bank Boogie has been named a finalist in the General Nonfiction category of the 19th Annual MN Book Awards. Winners will be announced May 5th, 2007. With lively interviews, classic photos, one-of-a-kind artifacts and memorabilia, "West Bank Boogie" celebrates more than 40 years of music from the Minneapolis artists who did so much to influence the soul of American music. From the legendary roots trio Koerner, Ray and Glover and R & B innovator Willie Murphy to folk music icons Bill Hinkley and Judy Larson, bluesman Lazy Bill Lucas, and bebop legend Eddie Berger, "West Bank Boogie" recalls the local folk, blues, jazz, and R & B scene that helped revive these musical genres nationwide. Many of these great musicians continue to perform on the West Bank. And "West Bank Boogie" keeps their music alive with a CD compilation of music from most of the musicians interviewed in the book.