Publisher's Synopsis
This unique book looks at murder ballads, many of which have been recorded by big-name musicians working in different musical genres from pop to punk, blues to bluegrass. This gives it a wide appeal. Fans of rock, blues, country and folk will all be interested as the ballads discussed here have been covered by some of music's biggest names, such as Bob Dylan, Nick Cave (who devoted a whole album to the subject) and The Byrds.
