Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Jazz Reception in Britain; Chapter 2 The First Time I Met the Blues; Chapter 3 1953–1957: The Problem of the New; Chapter 4 1957–1962: The Blues Revival, Part I; Chapter 5 “London: The New Chicago!”; Chapter 6 Blues at the Crossroads;

About the Author

Roberta Freund Schwartz is Associate Professor of Historical Musicology, and advising director of the University’s Archive of Recorded Sound, University of Kansas, USA. She specializes in Spanish music, the music of the Renaissance, patronage, and African American influenced popular music.

Reviews

Prize: Winner of the 2008 ARSC (Association for Recorded Sound Collections) Award for Excellence 'Best History' 'Roberta Schwartz’ clearly constructed history lays bare the actions, and some of the motives, behind the single most influential conglomeration of British musicians in the post-war period. Scrupulous attention to sources produces a very solid study exploring musicians and their gigs, fans, outlets for the music, and blues scholarship itself. Students of post-war British popular culture should have this book on their shelves.' Allan F. Moore, University of Surrey, UK ’... a very readable, scholarly, yet entertaining study of a fascinating period in the development of British popular music... This review can only hint at the richness of information which Professor Schwartz has assembled - Blues fans will be not be disappointed.’ VJM's Jazz & Blues Mart ’How Britain got the Blues is elegantly written and free from academic jargon.’ The Jazz Rag