The Resource King of the blues : the rise and reign of B.B. King, Daniel de Visé
King of the blues : the rise and reign of B.B. King, Daniel de Visé
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- Summary
- "King of the Blues presents the vibrant life and times of a trailblazing giant. Witness to dark prejudice and lynching in his youth, B.B. performed incessantly (some 15,000 concerts in ninety countries over nearly sixty years)--in some real way his means of escaping his past. Several of his concerts, including landmark gigs at Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco and Chicago's Cook County Jail, endure in legend to this day. His career roller-coasted between adulation and relegation, but he always rose back up. At the same time, his story reveals the many ways record companies took advantage of artists, especially those of color"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition, First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
- Extent
- viii, 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Sharecropper
- On the run
- Indianola Mississippi seeds
- The blues
- Memphis
- The blues boy
- Lucille
- On the road
- Big red
- Fallow
- Regal
- Revival
- Fillmore
- Mythology
- Live and well
- Back in the alley
- Moscow on the Mississippi
- Homecoming
- Lovetown
- Riding with the king
- A golden chain
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780802158055
- Label
- King of the blues : the rise and reign of B.B. King
- Title
- King of the blues
- Title remainder
- the rise and reign of B.B. King
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel de Visé
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "King of the Blues presents the vibrant life and times of a trailblazing giant. Witness to dark prejudice and lynching in his youth, B.B. performed incessantly (some 15,000 concerts in ninety countries over nearly sixty years)--in some real way his means of escaping his past. Several of his concerts, including landmark gigs at Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco and Chicago's Cook County Jail, endure in legend to this day. His career roller-coasted between adulation and relegation, but he always rose back up. At the same time, his story reveals the many ways record companies took advantage of artists, especially those of color"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- De Visé, Daniel
- Dewey number
-
- 782.421643092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- ML420.K473
- LC item number
- D43 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- bibliography
- discographies
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- King, B. B
- Blues musicians
- Guitarists
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- King of the blues : the rise and reign of B.B. King, Daniel de Visé
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-472), discography (pages 423-428) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Sharecropper -- On the run -- Indianola Mississippi seeds -- The blues -- Memphis -- The blues boy -- Lucille -- On the road -- Big red -- Fallow -- Regal -- Revival -- Fillmore -- Mythology -- Live and well -- Back in the alley -- Moscow on the Mississippi -- Homecoming -- Lovetown -- Riding with the king -- A golden chain -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition, First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
- Extent
- viii, 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780802158055
- Lccn
- 2021036656
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), map
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1261767849
- 3895664
- Label
- King of the blues : the rise and reign of B.B. King, Daniel de Visé
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-472), discography (pages 423-428) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Sharecropper -- On the run -- Indianola Mississippi seeds -- The blues -- Memphis -- The blues boy -- Lucille -- On the road -- Big red -- Fallow -- Regal -- Revival -- Fillmore -- Mythology -- Live and well -- Back in the alley -- Moscow on the Mississippi -- Homecoming -- Lovetown -- Riding with the king -- A golden chain -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition, First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
- Extent
- viii, 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780802158055
- Lccn
- 2021036656
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), map
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1261767849
- 3895664
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