Hannusch, Jeff.

I hear you knockin' : the sound of New Orleans rhythm and blues / Jeff Hannusch a.k.a. Almost Slim. - Villa Platte, La. : Swallow Publications, c1985. - 374 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes discography (p. 367-373) and index.

The piano players - The pioneers - The record men - New Orleans blues - Woman's viewpoint - The second line - The hit makers.

The author discusses rhythm and blues in New Orleans under various headings, rather than chronologically. The stories of the main personalities representing each category are then told, often with quotes from the author's interviews with them, including the talented "second line" players who are not as well known.

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Rhythm and blues music--History and criticism.--Louisiana--New Orleans
Musicians--Louisiana--New Orleans.

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