A First Book of Blues

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This compilation introduces beginning pianists of all ages to 16 easy-to-play renditions of popular blues melodies, including traditional works as well as several numbers by Jelly Roll Morton, W. C. Handy, and others.

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Editor's Note The Blues Scale Blues Rhythm Down Home Blues, Tom Delaney (1889?1963) Outta' Bed Blues, Traditional Crazy Blues, Perry Bradford (1883?1970) St. James Infirmary, TraditionalPrison Bound,Traditional Weary Blues, Artie Mathews (1888?1958) St. Louis Blues, W. C. Handy (1873?1958) Yellow Dog Blues, W. C. Handy (1873?1958) Joe Turner Blues, W. C. Handy (1873?1958) Careless Love, Traditional Arkansas Blues, Anton Lada (c.1890?1944) & Spencer Williams (1889?1965) The Hesitating Blues, W. C. Handy (1873?1958) Beale Street Blues, W. C. Handy (1873?1958) Royal Garden Blues, Spencer Williams (1889?1965) & Clarence Williams (1898?1965) Jelly Roll Blues, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (1885?1941) Memphis Blues, W. C. Handy (1873?1958)