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Vintage 1963 “The Book of the Blues” – 100 Classic Blues Songs, Music & LyricsFantastic vintage music reference and songbook edited by Kay Shirley and annotated by Frank Driggs.Published by Leeds Music Corporation / Crown Publishers, New York, this substantial collection contains 100 classic blues songs with melody lines, lyrics and chord symbols designed for singers, pianists, arrangers, guitarists and banjoists.The collection includes songs associated with legendary blues and jazz musicians and provides historical information about the songs and recordings.Interesting Provenance:
This particular copy bears vintage U.S. Army Yukon Command Library property stamps, including:“Property of U.S. Army
YUKON COMMAND LIBRARY
APO SEATTLE 98731”This gives the book an interesting military-library history in addition to its blues-music significance.Condition: Vintage pre-owned library copy. The original dust jacket is present but shows considerable age-related wear, including edge wear, tears, creasing and old tape/adhesive residue. U.S. Army library stamps and other library markings are present. Pages show normal age toning and wear. Interior music pages remain readable. Please review all photos carefully as they are part of the condition description.A wonderful piece for a blues or jazz collector, musician, music historian, vintage sheet-music collector, or collector of former U.S. military library material.#BookOfTheBlues #VintageBooks #VintageMusic #BluesMusic #JazzHistory #SheetMusic #MusicCollectibles #BluesHistory #VintageSongbook #USArmy #MilitaryHistory
