Read John’s introductory chapter to this belated reissue of Melissa Fuell’s important 1918 biography of Blind Boone, out-of-print since the Missouri pianist/composer’s lifetime. Here, John discusses Boone’s delightful works in a depth that could only be plumbed by a pianist who knows these compositions intimately. At the same time, he gives these significant, but largely forgotten, pieces their rightful place in the landscape of American music.