B.B. King is a national treasure. For more than five decades, he has been the consummate blues performer. His unique guitar playing, powerful vocals, and repertoire of songs have taken him from tiny Itta Bena, Mississippi, to worldwide renown. In this comprehensive volume, the best articles, interviews and reviews about B.B. King's life and career have been gathered. Learn how he first made his mark as a disc jockey in Memphis hawking "Pepticon" elixir and taking the moniker of the "Beale Street Blues Boy"; trace his early tours and recordings; see him be swept up in the blues revival; and finally, enjoy his fame as the greatest living exponent of the blues style. Extensively revised second edition · Includes 18 interviews.
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"The ultimate resource for fans of the badass bluesman. It doesn't get any bluer than this." --GUITAR ONE Magazone June 2006
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Editor Richard Kostelanetz is a long time fan of BB King, having first interviewed him in the late 60s and subsequently written about his career over the decades. He lives in New York.
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I think in the study of BB KING icon it is a fundamental book with the interviews and also go deep to the roots of his music,the man and the history of blues in general.
With more photos during his career from the original radio spot Pepticon to the last live stages it could be more intersting to ready.
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The Grammys were held in February this millennial year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern urban blues, guitar responses, sweet little angel, jazz guitar style, tremolo technique, composer credit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Lee, T-Bone Walker, Beale Street, Blind Lemon, Charlie Christian, New York, Three O'Clock Blues, Lonnie Johnson, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan, Bukka White, Django Reinhardt, Muddy Waters, Lee Atwater, King of the Blues, West Memphis, Bessie Smith, Eric Clapton, Louis Armstrong, Sonny Boy, Lowell Fulson, Aretha Franklin, Bill Harvey, Bobby Bland, Bonnie Raitt New!
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The Grammys were held in February this millennial year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern urban blues, guitar responses, sweet little angel, jazz guitar style, tremolo technique, composer credit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Lee, T-Bone Walker, Beale Street, Blind Lemon, Charlie Christian, New York, Three O'Clock Blues, Lonnie Johnson, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan, Bukka White, Django Reinhardt, Muddy Waters, Lee Atwater, King of the Blues, West Memphis, Bessie Smith, Eric Clapton, Louis Armstrong, Sonny Boy, Lowell Fulson, Aretha Franklin, Bill Harvey, Bobby Bland, Bonnie Raitt New!
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- Urban Blues (Phoenix Books) by Charles Keil on 6 pages
- Stormy Monday: The T-Bone Walker Story by Helen Oakley Dance on 4 pages
- Nothing But the Blues : The Music and the Musicians by Lawrence Cohn on page 142, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Chicago Blues as seen from the inside - The Photographs of Raeburn Flerlage by Lisa Day in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax on page 142, and Back Matter
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