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1 Barrel.sheet music BARREL HOUSE BOOGIE. By Al Dexter. Recorded by Al Dexter for Columbia Records.
Hollywood Hill and Range Songs 1948 1st Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good Signed
4pp, words and music-- scans like an early rhythm and blues tune. In part: "Well, I boogied last night and the night before woke up this mornin' wanted to boogie some more, I'm a boogie woogie man and I don't care what you say...." 12" x 9" The cover features a photo-portrait of Al Dexter. The back cover is occupied by his biography. He was born in Jacksonville, Texas in 1905; had a big hit with "Pistol Packin' Mama" in 1943; wrote other hit songs; etc. 
Price: 16.00 USD
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2 Blueberry...sheet music BLUEBERRY HILL Words and music by Al Lewis, Larry Stock and Vincent Rose
NY Chappell 1940 First edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, in part: "Do you recall a year ago tonight? We stood and watched the golden sun descending .... I found my thrill On Blueberry Hill...." 12" x 9" Fats (Antoine) Domino had a big hit with this tune in the 1950s. 
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3 Chilton, John LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL: The Story of Louis Jordan and His Music.
Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 1994 0472105299 / 9780472105298 First US Edition Original Cloth Fine fine Jacket 
pp: ix, 286, index; 16pp illus from photographs. 9.25" x 6" First biography of the man who pioneered rock and roll by combining his jump jive with jazz and rhythm & blues. 
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4 Cotten, Lee SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL and REELIN' & ROCKIN' (two volumes): The Golden Age of American Rock 'n Roll, Volume I, 1952-1955 + Volume II, 1956-1959.
Ann Arbor Popular Culture Ink 1989, 1995 First Editions Boards Fine 
Two volumes. pp: xxxii, 355 + xviii, 506; indices and small photo-portraits in both volumes. 11.25" x 8.5" Hard to find as a set, especially in this pristine condition. These large, heavy books are the best single source of information on the early years of rhythm and blues evolving into rock 'n roll. 
Price: 220.00 USD
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5 Goosman, Stuart L. GROUP HARMONY: The Black Urban Roots of Rhythm & Blues.
Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2005 0812238869 / 9780812238860 First Edition hardcover Near Fine very good Jacket 
pp: xi, 291, index; occasional illus from photographs. 9.5" x 6.25" Based on interviews with former members of African-American vocal groups in Baltimore and Washington. 
Price: 32.00 USD
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6 Graff, Gary and others MUSIC HOUND R & B: THE ESSENTIAL ALBUM GUIDE. Forewords by Huey Lewis and Kurtis Blow [with cd in sealed pocket]
Detroit Visible Ink 1998 1578590264 / 9781578590261 2nd printing Pictorial wraps Fine 
pp: xxv, 766; 100 illus from photographs. Comprises biographies and reviews of cd albums by more than 1,000 performers from rhythm & blues backgrounds. Includes classic soul, funk, doo-wop, hip-hop, reggae, Motown, Stax, Philly sound, gospel, etc., listing websites, radio stations, magazines, and record labels. This exhaustive treatment of the subject includes a cd with seven recorded tracks in a pocket at the back of the book. 9" x 7.5". 
Price: 20.00 USD
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7 Haley, Bill BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS: Rhythm and Blues Combos for Small Dance Bands [songbook].
NY Chas. H. Hansen Music 1955 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
16pp. Contains music for Bb instruments to 12 songs as arranged and recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets, including: Dim, Dim The Lights; Crazy Man, Crazy; Thirteen Women; Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie; A-B-C Boogie; Happy Baby; and six more. 10.5" x 6.75" The back cover contains biographical sketches of each musician in the aggregation. 
Price: 28.00 USD
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8 Ray, Johnnie and others LONDON PALLADIUM PICTURE BOOK & PROGRAMME: JOHNNIE RAY, BILLY DANIELS, FRANCES FAYE, THE INK SPOTS
London Dewynters 1971 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
16pp; contains full-page portraits and candid on-stage photographs of the four acts featured here. 12" x 9" 
Price: 48.00 USD
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9 Tonneau, Serge, editor RHYTHM & BLUES PANORAMA: No. 25, Summer 1963.
Brussels Serge Tonneau 1963 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
48pp, in French. Articles in this issue include: American Folk Blues Festival; Le Rhythm and Blues Festival D'Antibes; Booker T. Jones; Black Nativity; etc. 8.25" x 5.75" The covers features photographs of Muddy Waters on the front and Sonny Boy Williamson on the back. 
Price: 24.00 USD
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10 Tonneau, Serge, editor RHYTHM & BLUES PANORAMA: No. 33, Summer 1964.
Brussels Serge Tonneau 1964 First Edition Original Wraps Near Fine 
55pp, in French. Articles in this issue include: American Folk Blues Festival, 1964; Big City Blues; J.P.'s Blues; etc. 8.25" x 5.75" The covers features photographs of Howlin' Wolf on-stage with his band on the front, and Howlin' Wolf up close on the back. 
Price: 40.00 USD
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11 Tonneau, Serge, editor RHYTHM & BLUES PANORAMA: No. 38-39, Summer 1965.
Brussels Serge Tonneau 1965 First Edition Original Wraps Near Fine 
51pp, in French; 4pp illus from photographs. Articles in this issue include: American Folk Blues Festival, 1965; Concerts; Eddie Boyd; etc. 8" x 5.75" The back cover comprises a photograph of J.B. Lenoir with guitar. 
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12 Tonneau, Serge, editor RHYTHM & BLUES PANORAMA: No. 42, Summer 1966.
Brussels Serge Tonneau 1966 First Edition Original Wraps Near Fine 
51pp, in French; 4pp illus from photographs. Articles in this issue include: American Folk Blues Festival, 1966; Pirate Records; etc. 8.25" x 5.75" The covers feature Robert Pete Williams on the front; and on the back: Stuff Smith, Buck Clayton, Big Joe Turner, and Jimmy Woode. 
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