Whose Blues?: Facing Up to Race and the Future of the Music
Adam Gussow
University of North Carolina Press
Whose Blues indeed? Gussow defines, interprets, and makes sense of the blues for the new millenium, examining cultural appropriation vs. the vibrant global blues scene with its mix of nationalities and ethnicities. Gussow shares insights drawing from the works of the blues tradition's major writers as well as his own first-person knowledge of the blues performance scene.