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Boogie Man : the adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American twentieth century / Charles Shaar Mur...

Boogie Man : the adventures of John Lee Hooker in the A...

Boogie Man : the adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American twentieth century / Charles Shaar Mur...

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Boogie Man : the adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American twentieth century / Charles Shaar Murray.

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Full title

Boogie Man : the adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American twentieth century / Charles Shaar Murray.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Date

2000.

Call Numbers

N781.643/2

Record Identifier

74VvoRoylda3

MMS ID

991013219279702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

x, 499 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Publication information

Publisher

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

2000.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"Murray weaves together Hooker's life and music to reveal their indissoluble bonds. Yet Boogie Man is far more than merely an accomplished and brilliant biography of one man; it gives an account of an entire art form. Though grounded in a time and place in American culture, the blues are universal, and in the hands of the greatest practitioners its...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Boogie Man : the adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American twentieth century / Charles Shaar Murray.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

"Selective discography": p. [481]-486.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N781.643/2

Record Identifier

74VvoRoylda3

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvoRoylda3

Other Identifiers

ISBN

0312265638

9780312265632

DDC

781.643092

MMS ID

991013219279702626

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