Rare records and working musicians -- Chicago blues and the birth of folk-blues -- Bohemian blues and the folk revival -- British blues -- Out of the past -- University of Chicago blues -- Ballroom blues -- Out of the past and into the present -- The cream of (mostly) British blues -- Baby boom blues -- Rockin' the blues -- Stoned blues -- Exiles on star street -- Fathers, mothers, and sons -- Texas (rock star) blues -- Sweet home Chicago -- Further on up the road
Summary
The blues revival rescued the creators of America's most influential music from dusty obscurity, put them onstage in front of a vast new audience, and created rock 'n' roll
