Blues Song Book: Arranged for Piano/Vocal/Guitar

The Blues Song Book Arranged for Piano Vocal Guitar. New York: Chappell Music Company, [1975], Octavo, bound in wrappers, 477 pages, good condition, minor wear to extremities. Includes "An Introduction to the Blues" by Dennis J. O'Donnell, which is 11  pages and includes photographs. The book contains over 110 songs (sheet music & words), Contains everything from B.B. King's "Ain't Going to Worry My Life Anymore" to John Lee Hooker's "You Talk Too Much." From the introduction: "Contained in this book are many of the standard Blues classics along with several current compositions by writers and performers such as Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Parker, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Dee Clark, Wade Flemons, Marvin Junior and Jerry Butler. Also included are a few songs from the genre which is a first cousin to the blues, Rock and Roll. Many of these songs are by Chuck Berry, and outstanding writer/performer in the field. This collection of important blues works serves as a tribute to those blues performers with us now, and a memorial to those who have enriched the special heritage of that unique music form known as the blues."