The story of the Music Maker Relief Foundation comes to life in this beautiful collection of photographs and writings. The 69 musicians profiled in this book take you on a soulful ride you1ll never forget. Includes a 23-track CD and a forward by B.B. King. 208 pages, 11" x 8", 160 b&w photographs, hardcover. Music Makers: Portraits and Songs from the Roots of America BOOK1CD $40.00 Music Makers: Portaits and Songs from the Roots of America PLUS the accompanying CD Songs from the Roots of America II, an additional 21 track CD including Taj Mahal's version of "Creole Belle"...all but two tracks previously unreleases. Music Maker Book and 2 accompanying CDs Book2CD $45.00 Music Makers, clearly dispels the notion that real blues musicians are long gone! The accompanying CD is incredible, a testament to the tremendous originality and musicianship of these artists! -Taj Mahal "A fabulous project - real evidence that the music I have always loved is alive and well". -Eric Clapton "It's great to have this window on some under-appreciated bluesmen and women.... Music Maker Relief and Music Makers: Portraits and Songs from the Roots of America does a terrific job bringing artists like Precious Bryant and Beverly Guitar Watson to light." -Bonnie Raitt "A perfect complement to the resurgence in America's roots music--exciting and promising." -Morgan Freeman "Music Makers is an essential document of roots music in America. It is alive with the voices of these great musicians, and a pure pleasure to read and ponder." -Rosanne Cash "They do what photography does best--the opposite, really, of what Hemingway once said of Romero the bullfighter-- these images give us the maximum of exposure with minimal purity of gesture." -Sally Mann Music Makers is a rich portrait of contemporary blues artists and their worlds. This beautifully illustrated book reminds us of how much blues performers enrich our lives through both the wisdom and the sheer pleasure embodied in their music. -William Ferris (currently at the Center for the Study of the American South at UNC-CH and professor of folklore, former Ntl. Endowment for the Humanities director)