R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (921 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810930862 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the Author R. Post Campus of Long Island University. His book The R. Natural, the iconic “Keep on Truckin” T-shirt image, and Fritz the Cat. Crumb Handbook was a Booksense bestseller. Crumb is the leading cartoonist in the American “underground comix” movement. He lives in France.Terry Zwigoff is the award-winning director of the documentary Crumb.Stephen Calt, the author of two acclaimed musical biographies, lives in New York City.David Jasen is the director of the Popular Music Archive at the C. He is the creator of Mr. W
"So what is it you like about that old music?" * Kerry Walters Wow! Every so often you run across something that knocks your socks off. R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country left me barefooted.In the 1980s, Robert Crumb, whom Robert Hughes appropriately once called the "Breughel of the 20th century," created sets of trading cards featuring some of his favorite blues, jazz, and country music. paul ramone said Pictures plus music equals happiness. This is an excellent deal. The recordings are certainly esoteric, but I must be in the correct demographic (or something.) I like just about all of the music. I'm a kind of old-time music dilettante, so it's a great way for someone like me to check out some more obscure stuff.As for the book hard cover, heavy paper and just the right . Must Read Joe Momma It's a beautiful book filled with R. Crumb's portraits and histories of his heroes. In a way, it's kind of a departure from his usual comic book style even though all the portraits are hand drawn by him. You would recognize his signature style anywhere. I recommend this book just for the musical history. That it's drawn by Crumb is a
Crumb is the leading cartoonist in the American “underground comix” movement. W. . R. His book The R. He lives in France.Terry Zwigoff is the award-winning director of the documentary Crumb.Stephen Calt, the author of two acclaimed musical biographies, lives in New York City.David Jasen is the director of the Popular Music Archive at the C. He is the creator of Mr. Post Camp
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. Anyone who knows R. 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.. Crumb’s work as an illustrator knows of his passion for music. Now they are packaged together for the first time in book form, alo