The Arrival of B.B. King: The Authorized Biography [Hardcover]

Charles Sawyer (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 274 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (May 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385159293
• ISBN-13: 978-0385159296
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,404,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arrival of BB King book, February 11, 2009

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K. Heywood (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Arrival of B. B. King (Paperback)

This book is excellent, still reading it. Charlie Sawyer has done an incredible job researching and putting this autobiography together.

I would recommend it to anyone interested in reading a true story about a blues legend.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Mr B.B. King, January 7, 2011

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Carlitta Rose "bluesy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Arrival of B.B. King: The Authorized Biography (Hardcover)

It is amazing as to what B.B. King has gone through, and his influence on all blues musicians, from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Joe Bonamassa. He has travelled much, played over 200 concerts per year, and given us exciting feet tapping musical shows. It is a good thing to have some insight on his personality and about his upbringing, as well as information about his early years in his musical career. Yes I thoroughly enjoyed this Biography of the King of Blues, and recommend this to anyone who is interested in the Blues in general.

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5.0 out of 5 stars BLUES BOY!, October 14, 2007

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J. Golden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Arrival of B.B. King: The Authorized Biography (Hardcover)

The authorized biography of the foremost blues singer of our time. "...a powerful, honest, and admirable chronicle of his life... very entertaining, despite the inevitable tensions and tragedies which are inmplicit in the lives of black artists who, like B.B., have to fight wave after wave of bigotry and discrimination regardless of how talented they happen to be. Wonderful photographs and a fine story" (from the dj)