Book of Donmon Teith

Since its first edition, in 1964, Dixon and Godrich's Blues and Gospel Records has been dubbed 'the bible' for collectors of pre-war African-American music. It

Since its first edition in 1964, this book has been dubbed "the bible" for collectors of pre-war African American music. It provides an exhaustive listing of al

During the years before World War II, hundreds of traditional musicians were sought out by commercial record companies, brought to New York or into local -- oft