The B.B. King companion : five decades of commentary / edited by Richard Kostelanetz ; assistant edi...
The B.B. King companion : five decades of commentary / edited by Richard Kostelanetz ; assistant edi...
The B.B. King companion : five decades of commentary / edited by Richard Kostelanetz ; assistant editor, Anson John Pope.
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New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1997.
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N781.643092/K52.14/2
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 300 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction - B. B. King: The Bach of the Blues -- B. B. King: Guitar Strummer Realizes Ambition to Cut Original Platters (1994) / Colin Escott -- The Sophisticated Tradition: Urban Styles, the Second Move Towards America and the Development of Soul (1972) / Richard Middleton -- "From Itta Bena to...
It's Good to Be the King (1995) / Scott Jordan -- The Legacy: Keep the Hammer Down (1996) / Charles Sawyer -- Discography / Jim Kerekes and Dennis O'Neill.
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Publisher
New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
B. B. King is a national treasure. For more than four decades, he has been the consummate blues performer. His unique guitar playing, powerful vocals, and repertoire of songs has taken him from tiny Itta Bena, Mississippi, to worldwide renown. Now, for the first time, the best articles, interviews, and reviews about B. B. King's life and career hav...
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The B.B. King companion : five decades of commentary / edited by Richard Kostelanetz ; assistant editor, Anson John Pope.
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Discography: p. 253-285.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index.
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c1997.
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N781.643092/K52.14/2
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74VMQPBlOlRZ
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ISBN
0028646193 (pbk.)
9780028646190 (pbk.)
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781.643092
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991000370009702626
