This week Robert Barclay did a tribute to the pioneering blues author, Paul Oliver, who died recently at the age of 90 at his home in England. Here is a photo of a selection of his work. His 1970 book, STORY OF THE BLUES, informed the music world of the early history of the music. Oliver also wrote hundreds of liner notes and magazine articles. Robert played some of the collections of early blues that Oliver produced for reissue including music by Blind Blake, Charlie Patton, Cannon's Jug Stompers and the Beale Street Sheiks.
