Bruce Bastin

Bruce Bastin (born 19 September 1939) is an English folklorist and a leading expert on the blues music styles of the southeastern states of America (East Coast Blues and Piedmont Blues).[1] In 2022, his publication Red River Blues: The Blues Tradition in the Southeast was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, as a 'Classic of Blues Literature'.[2]

He is responsible for research (done initially with folklorist Peter B. Lowry) over the decades.[3]

  1. ^ "UCSB Library". Library.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ^ "BLUES HALL OF FAME - About/Inductions". Blues.org. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. Shepherd, John, 1947-. London. ISBN 0826463223. OCLC 50235133.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)