The blues have been a major focus of music in Texas, from the earliest days of commercial recordings right up to the present. And there has been an impressive lineage of great Texas fingerstyle blues guitarists, from Blind Lemon Jefferson, the first country blues recording star, to the impassioned singing and unearthly slide guitar of Blind Willie Johnson, on up to the genre-defining sound of Lightnin’ Hopkins and the late-in-life instrumental mastery of Mance Lipscomb. With such a dazzling array of Texas Blues players to choose from, a book devoted to Texas fingerstyle blues guitarists was a natural project to undertake. Includes access to online audio.

The artist featured in this book are: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Willie Reed, Blind Willie Johnson, Little Hat Jones, J. T. “Funny Papa” Smith, Smith Casey, Wallace Chains, Willie Lane, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lil’ Son Jackson, Frankie Lee Sims and Mance Lipscomb.

Blind Lemon Jefferson 
 - Stocking Feet Blues
 - Bad Luck Blues 
 - Easy Rider Blues 
 - Right of Way Blues 
Willie Reed 
 - Texas Blues 
Blind Willie Johnson
 - Let Your Light Shine On Me 
 - Trouble Will Soon Be Over 
 - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Little Hat Jones 
 - Bye Bye Baby Blues 
 - Kentucky Blues 
 - Rolled From Side to Side Blues 
Funny Papa Smith 
 - Seven Sisters Blues, Part 2
 - Whiskeyhead Blues
Smith Casey 
 - Shorty George 
 - Santa Fe Blues
Wallace Chains 
 - My Poor Mother Keeps On Praying For Me
Willie Lane 
 - Too Many Women Blues 
Lightnin’ Hopkins 
 - Thunder and Lightning Blues
 - Death Bells 
 - Crawlin’ Black Snake 
Lil’ Son Jackson 
 - No Money, No Love 
 - Gambler Blues
Frankie Lee Sims 
 - Lucy Mae Blues 
Mance Lipscomb 
 - ’Bout A Spoonful
 - Charlie James 
 - Shorty George 
 - Ain’t You Sorry