R. Crumb Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country

Robert Crumb, Steven Colt, David A. Jasen , Richard Nevins

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Harry N Abrams
26 September 2006

Music; Jazz; Blues

Anyone who knows R. Crumb?s work as an illustrator knows of his passion for music. And all those who collect his work prize the Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats, and Pioneers of Country Music trading card sets he created in the early to- mid-1980s. Now they are packaged together for the first time in book form, along with an exclusive 21-track CD of music selected and compiled by Crumb himself (featuring original recordings by Charley Patton, ?

Dock? Boggs, ?

Jelly Roll? Morton, and others). A bio of each musician is provided, along with a full-color original illustration by the cartoonist. A characteristically idiosyncratic tribute by an underground icon to the musical innovators who helped inspire him, R. Crumb?s Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country is a must-have collection for Crumb aficionados, comics fans, and music lovers alike.

By: Robert Crumb, Steven Colt, David A. Jasen
Introduction by: Terry Zwigoff
Contributions by: Richard Nevins
Imprint: Harry N Abrams
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 188mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9780810930865
ISBN 10: 0810930862
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 26 September 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Calt is the author of two acclaimed musical biographies, King of the Delta Blues: The Life and Music of Charlie Patton (Rock Chapel Press, 1988) and I'd Rather Be the Devil: Skip James and the Blues (Da Capo Press, 1994). He lives in New York City. Richard Nevins is a musicologist and co-founder of Shanachie Entertainment, an independant record label that began in 1975 specializing in Irish folk music, eventually expanding into jazz, reggae, blues, folk, rock and other genres. Terry Zwigoff is the award-winning director of the documentary Crumb.