Listen to the Blues! Exploring A Musical Genre provides an overview of this distinctly American musical genre for fans of the blues and curious readers alike, with a focus on 50 must-hear artists, albums, and subgenres Provides a well-rounded view of the blues genre in the 50 "must-hear" examples, some of which might not be expected Goes well beyond the typical biographically based books on the blues in the chapters on the impact of the blues on popular culture and the legacy of the genre Places the genre in the context of the wider narrative of African American life, and as an extension of African rhetorical traditions