Little Blues Book

R. Crumb, Brian Robertson. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, $9.95 (160pp) ISBN 978-1-56512-137-9

In his Little Blues Book, Texas musician Brian ""King Bee"" Robertson retells the legends, and recalls the lyrics, of Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Muddy Waters and other blues greats. Combining thumbnail sketches, quotations from various bluesmen and illustrations by R. Crumb, this primer sets out with unabashed nostalgia to win the blues a new generation of devotees.

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