The Unbroken Circle: Tradition and Innovation in the Music of Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal (American Folk Music and Musicians Series)

It's an interesting premise, and Metting offers a lot of information and makes some thought-provoking points...the source material he uses is well researched and thoroughly footnoted. * Dirty Linen * ...this is a readable and wide-ranging study, which delves into the music of New Orleans, Memphis and the Caribbean, as well as the roots-rock mainstream. * Record Collector * It is a scholarly study...The author's love for the music is obvious and his descriptions are bang on...an in-depth study of two master musicians, in the context of the American tradition in which they began and the wider traditions in which they continue. It is a work well worth reading. * Greenman Review *