Los Angeles Times

Samuel Charters dies at 85; influential historian of blues and jazz

Samuel Charters, a vital historian of American blues, folk and jazz who helped introduce a generation of music lovers to Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell and other performers, died Wednesday in ...
The Independent

Samuel Charters: Musicologist whose seminal book, 'The Country Blues', helped kick-start the 1960s blues revival

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
NPR

Fresh Air Remembers Blues And Jazz Historian Samuel Charters

Charters helped ignite the blues revival of the '50s and '60s. He made field recordings of forgotten and previously undiscovered performers. He also wrote two books. He died Wednesday; he was 85. This ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

American music historian Samuel Charters dies at 85

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Samuel Charters, a vital historian of American blues, folk and jazz who helped introduce a generation of music lovers to Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell and other ...