Josephine Matyas - Chasing the Blues: A Travelers Guide to Americas Music

W e happily thank the wonderful people of the Delta whose time and good nature we abused in hours of interviewspeople like Roger Stolle, Webster Franklin, Robert Terrell, Bill Lester, Bubba OKeefe, Mike Bostic, Sylvester Hoover, Dr. Jim Brewer, Tommy Couch Jr., Hartley Peavey, Ronnie Eldridge, Greg Johnson, David Hood, and the numerous curators of museums and cultural centers and university staff and docents who gave of their time and insight to further our research. We also sat down with talented musicians of the blues wherever we could find them to learn from their direct experience of life and music.

Our editorial team at Backbeat Books answered every request promptly and with good cheer. We have enjoyed working with them and appreciate their skill and guidance through this process.

Thanks as well to Brand USA and, specifically, Sana Keller, who provided help and support to make our travels possible.

Finally, we say a great big thank-you for the patience of all those peopleand projectswe have had to put aside to complete this book.

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