"Robert Johnson: His Music and Life" by Yasufumi Higurashi

ISBN:978-4-911484-06-7

Music has the power to change the world──

The definitive book of blues exploration
inviting you on a journey to the crossroads

The myth of the blues, which captivates
music fans of all generations
around the world, is vividly explained.

Black music──
Tracing its deep soul and the profound history
and society that extend behind it,
everything about the legend is revived here.

Published to commemorate P-Vine's 50th anniversary

A reissue of a masterpiece into which
Japan's leading blues researcher poured his heart and soul, now under a new title.

Commentary: Hiroya Hamada ("Blues & Soul Records")

46-ban size / 504 pages

［Author Profile］
Yasufumi Higurashi

Born in Tokyo in October 1948 and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture. Devoted his life to exploring Black music, starting with the blues. Graduated from Keio University. While still a student, he began writing record reviews and other pieces in 1969 with the launch of "New Music Magazine." In 1970, he founded "The Blues," Japan's first magazine specializing in Black music. In 1975, he co-founded Blues Interactions (P-Vine Records) with Akira Kochi, serving as Representative Director until 2004, and retired following an M&A in 2007. Since then, while continuing his writing, he has also been involved in the production of blues/soul master recordings. His books include "Nomerikomi Ongaku Kigyo" (Doyukan) and "Blues Hyakka Ichibo" (P-Vine); he is the co-editor of "Nippon-jin no Blues Juyoshi" (P-Vine) and the translator of "Conversation with the Blues" and "The Story of the Blues" (both by Paul Oliver, Doyosha), among others. Passed away in May 2024.