Blues Flute
Who brings a flute, a saxophone and a flugelhorn to a two-man blues gig? Alphonso Sanders, that's who. He joined Howlin' Mad Bill Perry at Turnrow Book Co.'s book signing for MISSISSIPPI: STATE OF BLUES, a new book by photographer Ken Murphy and writer Scott Barretta on November 26, 2010. The book is an overview of the contemporary blues scene in Mississippi, and as Alphonso demonstrates in this clip, musicians continue to riff on the blues tradition in new and interesting ways.
Check out the book --
Beyond the Crossroads The Devil and the Blues Tradition (longer preview)
A new book by scholar and blues musician Adam Gussow, an associate professor at the University of Mississippi, published by the University of North Carolina Press.
Here are two places to buy the book:
Amazon:
UNC Press:
Spotify playlist:
YouTube playlist:
Here are some upcoming book-tour appearances:
10/1/17: Clarksdale, MS - Levon's Bar & Grill (Blues Doctors, 3:30 - 6:30) Publication party for Beyond the Crossroads: The Devil and the Blues Tradition! Books available for purchase and signing.
10/2/17: Cleveland, MS - Delta State University (paper on Clarksdale's The Crossroads presented at the International Conference on the Blues, 2-2:50 PM) Official pub date for Beyond the Crossroads!
10/6/17: Poughkeepsie, NY - WVKR 91.3 FM (on-air w/Nick Delay re: Beyond the Crossroads interview, 11 AM EST)
10/6/17: Sirius/XM channel 121 - Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang (Beyond the Crossroads interview, 2:35-2:56 EST)
10/6/17: Helena, AR - King Biscuit Blues Festival (Blues Doctors busking, 4-8 PM)
10/7/17: Vicksburg, MS - Lorelei Books (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 4 PM)
10/10/17: Greenwood, MS - Turnrow Books (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 5:30 PM)
10/12/17: Oxford, MS - Thacker Mountain Radio (Beyond the Crossroads interview, 6 PM)
10/13/17: Jackson, MS - Lemuria Books (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 5 PM)
10/13/17: Jackson, MS - Fenian's Pub (Blues Doctors, 9-12 PM)
10/14/17: Tallulah, LA - Teddy's Bear Fest (Blues Doctors, 4 PM)
10/19/17: Pontotoc, MS - Lep's BBQ (Blues Doctors, 7:30 - 10 PM)
10/27/17: Bristol, UK - National Harmonica League (details TBA)
10/28/17: Bristol, UK - National Harmonica League (details TBA)
10/29/17: Bristol, UK - National Harmonica League (details TBA)
11/1/17: Oxford, MS - Brown Bag talk @ Center for the Study of Southern Culture (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 12 noon)
11/3/17: Indianapolis, IN - Centerpoint Brewing Company (Beyond the Crossroads pub party - Blues Doctors + Russell Huffer, 6-10 PM)
11/4/17: Chicago, IL & everywhere - Author's Voice virtual book signing (1-1:30 PM TBA)
11/4/17: Chicago, IL - 57th Street Books (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 3 PM)
11/4/17: Chicago, IL - Rosa's Lounge (Beyond the Crossroads publication party - Blues Doctors, 8 - 10:30 PM)
12/7/17: Lowell, MA - TBA
12/8/17: Lowell, MA - TBA
12/12/17: New Orleans, LA - Garden District Book Shop (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 6 - 7:30 PM)
3/8/18: Atlanta, GA - bookstore appearance TBA
3/10/18: Hartford, CT - Black Eyed Sally's (Northeast Blues Harmonica Showcase - Blues Doctors and others TBA, 9 - 12 midnight)
3/12/18: Princeton, NJ - Labyrinth Books (Beyond the Crossroads talk + Blues Doctors, TBA)
3/13/18: Madison, NJ - Short Stories Bookstore (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 7-8 PM)
3/14/17: Newark, DE - University of Delaware (Beyond the Crossroads talk + Blues Doctors, TBA)
Beyond the Crossroads: The Devil and the Blues Tradition
A new book by scholar and blues musician Adam Gussow, an associate professor at the University of Mississippi, published by the University of North Carolina Press.
Here are two places to buy the book. If you live outside the US, please check your country's version of Amazon, since pretty much all overseas Amazons stock it in all three formats:
UNC Press:
Amazon:
Spotify playlist:
YouTube playlist:
Here are some upcoming book-tour appearances:
10/1/17: Clarksdale, MS - Levon's Bar & Grill (Blues Doctors, 3:30 - 6:30) Publication party for Beyond the Crossroads: The Devil and the Blues Tradition! Books available for purchase and signing.
10/2/17: Cleveland, MS - Delta State University (paper on Clarksdale's The Crossroads presented at the International Conference on the Blues, 2-2:50 PM) Official pub date for Beyond the Crossroads!
10/6/17: Poughkeepsie, NY - WVKR 91.3 FM (on-air w/Nick Delay re: Beyond the Crossroads interview, 11 AM EST)
10/6/17: Sirius/XM channel 121 - Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang (Beyond the Crossroads interview, 2:35-2:56 EST)
10/6/17: Helena, AR - King Biscuit Blues Festival (Blues Doctors busking, 4-8 PM)
10/7/17: Vicksburg, MS - Lorelei Books (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 4 PM)
10/10/17: Greenwood, MS - Turnrow Books (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 5:30 PM)
10/12/17: Oxford, MS - Thacker Mountain Radio (Beyond the Crossroads interview, 6 PM)
10/13/17: Jackson, MS - Lemuria Books (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 5 PM)
10/13/17: Jackson, MS - Fenian's Pub (Blues Doctors, 9-12 PM)
10/14/17: Tallulah, LA - Teddy's Bear Fest (Blues Doctors, 4 PM)
10/19/17: Pontotoc, MS - Lep's BBQ (Blues Doctors, 7:30 - 10 PM)
10/27/17: Bristol, UK - National Harmonica League (details TBA)
10/28/17: Bristol, UK - National Harmonica League (details TBA)
10/29/17: Bristol, UK - National Harmonica League (details TBA)
11/1/17: Oxford, MS - Brown Bag talk @ Center for the Study of Southern Culture (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 12 noon)
11/3/17: Indianapolis, IN - Centerpoint Brewing Company (Beyond the Crossroads pub party - Blues Doctors + Russell Huffer, 6-10 PM)
11/4/17: Chicago, IL & everywhere - Author's Voice virtual book signing (1-1:30 PM TBA)
11/4/17: Chicago, IL - 57th Street Books (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 3 PM)
11/4/17: Chicago, IL - Rosa's Lounge (Beyond the Crossroads publication party - Blues Doctors, 8 - 10:30 PM)
12/7/17: Lowell, MA - TBA
12/8/17: Lowell, MA - TBA
12/12/17: New Orleans, LA - Garden District Book Shop (Beyond the Crossroads talk, 6 - 7:30 PM)