Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Johnny Young's story 1
6. 2. David “Honeyboy” Edwards’Story 12
7. 3. “You know what you’re going to get now? Interviews!” 29
8. 4. “I’m Gonna Get Me a Guitar If It’s the Last Thing I Do” 46
9. 5. “They Used to Say It Was the Devil’s Music” 60
10. 6. “Sounds So Good to Me” 72
11. 7. The wages of sinful music 89
12. 8. "Wasn’t only my songs, they got my music too” 97
13. 9. “Well, that’s it, that’s mv life story” 122
14. 10. “I’ve had hard luck, but it trill change some day” 129
15. Notes 146
16. Bibliography 165
17. Index 171