Rage To Survive: The Etta James Story...
Etta JamesHere is the story of perhaps the finest soul singer of the rock era--Etta James. One of the great women of American music, equally at home singing blues and jazz, Etta regales us with tales of her chaotic childhood, the stars she ha...
Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and R...
Howard ReichJelly's Blues recounts the tumultuous life of Jelly Roll Morton (ca., 18851941). A virtuoso pianist with a larger-than-life personality, he composed such influential early jazz pieces as 'King Porter Stomp' and 'New Orleans Blues.' Ho...