Blues All Day Long: The Jimmy Rogers Story (Music in American Life)

In general,a long-missing piece of the puzzle that made Muddy Waters` ground-breaking band with Little Walter and Jimmy Rogers such a great - and influential music piece.Two major errors,however,stops me from giving this book 5 stars.First,Bob Riedy and his story of how the Rolling Stones got to hear the Chicago Blues - it was not by help of sailors on boats having bought records from Bob Koester and Jazzmart in Chicago:matter of the business was that Mick Jagger ordered Chess records from their mail order.And the Rolling Stones came from Richmond,outside London - not from Liverpool(that city was the Beatles`home turf).The photo section of the book mistakenly identifies Left Hand Frank as Johnny Littlejohn.Possibly these errors could be rectified in a later printing - because the rest of it is quite charming!

I'm a little biased, knowing Jimmy Rogers as a legend, but unable to see him live until his later years. This book talks about all the folks, musiscians & other that he came in contact with. He truly was a legend & this book get that across very well. He should have been much better known to the masses than he was, but that wasn't the case. Usually behind some that got more lime light than he, at least originally.But anyway, if you like books about musicians, or dig the blues or its off spring, rock n roll, Get this book.

I'm in the process of reading BLUES ALL DAY LONG. Well written, most facts are straight & great stories- Wayne did an excellent job of researching the facts, interviewing almost everybody you can think of in the Chicago Blues world & keeping in moving. I'm so interested in the subject matter it's pretty hard to put down. Goins gives a lively portrait of the scene in Chicago in the 40s & 50s. Gives you pretty good idea of what Jimmy was like( I got to work a ten day tour in 92 with him).Mark Hummel

One of the true unsung greats of blues. He was a super nice guy and a wonderful musician. I enjoyed seeinghim many times over the years. One of the true greats.

Pretty Good!

Exactly as promised.

Great book, but book did not survive trip from the US. It came pretty beat up in a cheese envelope.

Well written and very entertaining.

One of my favorite bluesmen finally gets a real book. This may be the best blues book I have read, and I have plenty in my library. An exhaustive detailed study of Jimmy's career that is much more than just listings of recording sessions and personnel and concerts with band personnel. This is a great story and one I will come back to in years to come.

Great