British blues fan Mike Leadbitter launched the magazine Blues Unlimited in 1963. The groundbreaking publication fueled the then-nascent; now-legendary blues revival that reclaimed seminal figures like Son House and Skip James from obscurity. Throughout its history; Blues Unlimited heightened the literacy of blues fans; documented the latest news and career histories of countless musicians; and set the standard for revealing long-form interviews. Conducted by Bill Greensmith; Mike Leadbitter; Mike Rowe; John Broven; and others; and covering a whos who of blues masters; these essential interviews from Blues Unlimited shed light on their subjects while gleaning colorful detail from the rough and tumble of blues history. Here is Freddie King playing a string of one-nighters so grueling it destroys his car; five-year-old Fontella Bass gigging at St. Louis funeral homes; and Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup rising from life in a packing crate to music stardom. Here; above all; is an eyewitness history of the blues written in neon lights and tears; an American epic of struggle and transcendence; of Saturday night triumphs and Sunday morning anonymity; of clean picking and dirty deals. Featuring interviews with: Fontella Bass; Ralph Bass; Fred Below; Juke Boy Bonner; Roy Brown; Albert Collins; James Cotton; Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup; Joe Dean; Henry Glover; L.C. Green; Dr. Hepcat; Red Holloway; Louise Johnson; Floyd Jones; Moody Jones; Freddie King; Big Maceo Merriweather; Walter Mitchell; Louis Myers; Johnny Otis; Snooky Pryor; Sparks Brothers; Jimmy Thomas; Jimmy Walker; and Baby Boy Warren.
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