The Life and Music of Booker "Bukka" White

Finalist for the 2025 Award for Excellence for Best Research in Recorded Blues, R&B, Gospel, Hip Hop, Funk, or Soul Music from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections Booker “Bukka” White (1905–1977) was one of the most important blues musicians of the twentieth century. The twelve songs he recorded in Chicago in 1940 are considered to be among the finest in country blues. In The Life and Music of Booker “Bukka” White: Recalling the Blues , David W. Johnson traces the trajectory of Wh