The Resource Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend, Jackie Kay
Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend, Jackie Kay
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The item Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend, Jackie Kay represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Known for her prodigious musical talent, her timeless blues narratives about personal and socioeconomic problems, her tough persona, and her innate ability to enrapture audiences with her raw voice, Bessie Smith--the Empress of the Blues--receives a unique biographical treatment in this special life narrative captured by one of Scotland's finest poets. By masterfully blending research, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and her own experiences in listening to Bessie Smith, Jackie Kay brings Smith to life, chronicling her humble beginnings in Tennessee to her national touring and recording success to her troubled relationships and her tragic end. The result is a lyrical tribute that not only captures Smith's personality but manages to reproduce her voice as her lyrics echo throughout the text. Bessie Smith lives on, and as Kay argues, she is relevant now more than ever"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Vintage books original edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 205 pages
- Note
- "Originally published in paperback in Great Britain by Absolute Press, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Bath, in 1997, and subsequently published in paperback in Great Britain by Fager & Faber Limited, London, in 2021"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780593314272
- Label
- Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend
- Title
- Bessie Smith
- Title remainder
- a poet's biography of a blue's legend
- Statement of responsibility
- Jackie Kay
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Known for her prodigious musical talent, her timeless blues narratives about personal and socioeconomic problems, her tough persona, and her innate ability to enrapture audiences with her raw voice, Bessie Smith--the Empress of the Blues--receives a unique biographical treatment in this special life narrative captured by one of Scotland's finest poets. By masterfully blending research, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and her own experiences in listening to Bessie Smith, Jackie Kay brings Smith to life, chronicling her humble beginnings in Tennessee to her national touring and recording success to her troubled relationships and her tragic end. The result is a lyrical tribute that not only captures Smith's personality but manages to reproduce her voice as her lyrics echo throughout the text. Bessie Smith lives on, and as Kay argues, she is relevant now more than ever"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- VHP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kay, Jackie
- Dewey number
-
- 782.421643092
- B
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- ML420.S667
- LC item number
- K393 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Smith, Bessie
- Singers
- Blues musicians
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend, Jackie Kay
- Note
- "Originally published in paperback in Great Britain by Absolute Press, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Bath, in 1997, and subsequently published in paperback in Great Britain by Fager & Faber Limited, London, in 2021"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Vintage books original edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 205 pages
- Isbn
- 9780593314272
- Lccn
- 2021005504
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1269237932
- (OCoLC)on1269237932
- 3916875
- 3936930
- Label
- Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend, Jackie Kay
- Note
- "Originally published in paperback in Great Britain by Absolute Press, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Bath, in 1997, and subsequently published in paperback in Great Britain by Fager & Faber Limited, London, in 2021"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Vintage books original edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 205 pages
- Isbn
- 9780593314272
- Lccn
- 2021005504
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1269237932
- (OCoLC)on1269237932
- 3916875
- 3936930
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