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Book Synopsis Life and Legacy of B.B. King, The: A Mississippi Blues Icon by : Diane Williams
Download or read book Life and Legacy of B.B. King, The: A Mississippi Blues Icon written by Diane Williams and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blues legend B.B. King spent his life sharing the music of his soul, which shone relentlessly through hardship and triumph alike. Born on a cotton plantation in 1925, the man born Riley B. King would grow up to be one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, being crowned "The King of the Blues." He never wavered from his vocation, even as he gathered up other musicians in his wake and melded them into the harmony of his animating passion. In this intimate portrait of King, author Diane Williams offers a brief account of the monumental blues man's life before settling in for a series of interviews with his bandmates and beloved family members, offering readers an invaluable opportunity to feel like they know King too.
Book Synopsis King of the Blues by : Daniel de Vise
Download or read book King of the Blues written by Daniel de Vise and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full and authoritative biography of an American—indeed a world-wide—musical and cultural legend “No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues.”—President Barack Obama “He is without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced.”—Eric Clapton Riley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep poverty in Jim Crow Mississippi. Wrenched away from his sharecropper father, B.B. lost his mother at age ten, leaving him more or less alone. Music became his emancipation from exhausting toil in the fields. Inspired by a local minister’s guitar and by the records of Blind Lemon Jefferson and T-Bone Walker, encouraged by his cousin, the established blues man Bukka White, B.B. taught his guitar to sing in the unique solo style that, along with his relentless work ethic and humanity, became his trademark. In turn, generations of artists claimed him as inspiration, from Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton to Carlos Santana and the Edge. 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 90 countries over nearly 60 years)—in some real way his means of escaping his past. Several of his concerts, including his landmark gig at 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. Daniel de Visé has interviewed almost every surviving member of B.B. King’s inner circle—family, band members, retainers, managers, and more—and their voices and memories enrich and enliven the life of this Mississippi blues titan, whom his contemporary Bobby “Blue” Bland simply called “the man.”
Book Synopsis The Mississippi Encyclopedia by : Ted Ownby
Download or read book The Mississippi Encyclopedia written by Ted Ownby and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 2548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recipient of the 2018 Special Achievement Award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters and Recipient of a 2018 Heritage Award for Education from the Mississippi Heritage Trust The perfect book for every Mississippian who cares about the state, this is a mammoth collaboration in which thirty subject editors suggested topics, over seven hundred scholars wrote entries, and countless individuals made suggestions. The volume will appeal to anyone who wants to know more about Mississippi and the people who call it home. The book will be especially helpful to students, teachers, and scholars researching, writing about, or otherwise discovering the state, past and present. The volume contains entries on every county, every governor, and numerous musicians, writers, artists, and activists. Each entry provides an authoritative but accessible introduction to the topic discussed. The Mississippi Encyclopedia also features long essays on agriculture, archaeology, the civil rights movement, the Civil War, drama, education, the environment, ethnicity, fiction, folklife, foodways, geography, industry and industrial workers, law, medicine, music, myths and representations, Native Americans, nonfiction, poetry, politics and government, the press, religion, social and economic history, sports, and visual art. It includes solid, clear information in a single volume, offering with clarity and scholarship a breadth of topics unavailable anywhere else. This book also includes many surprises readers can only find by browsing.
Book Synopsis B. B. King: a Life of Blues by : Richard Booth
Download or read book B. B. King: a Life of Blues written by Richard Booth and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riley B. King, better known to fans as B.B. King, led one amazing life. From the many struggles he faced on the vast land of the Mississippi Delta to become the 'King of the Blues' and adored by millions of people Worldwide.B.B. and his amazing music has been a huge part of author's life. He was honoured to call B.B. a friend and run his UK fan site and club. He was a true gentleman and ambassador for the Blues.This book pays tribute to the great man and to give a further insight into his journey, legacy and lasting place in musical and cultural history.With rare and unseen photos, full discography and heart felt tributes from band members, family, friends and his peers; fellow musicians; this is my ultimate tribute to the author's friend; B.B. King."A truly great man who lived for and dedicated himself to spreading the blues. He and his music will always live on in my heart" - John MayallProceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola.
Book Synopsis Blues Boy: The Life and Music of B. B. King by : Sebastian Danchin
Download or read book Blues Boy: The Life and Music of B. B. King written by Sebastian Danchin and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1998 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Every Day I Sing the Blues by : David Shirley
Download or read book Every Day I Sing the Blues written by David Shirley and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life of the dedicated and talented blues musician, from his birth in the Mississippi Delta in 1925 to the present.
Download or read book Blues All Around Me written by B. B. King and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta to his celebrated position as the world's leading blues artist, B.B. King has led a remarkable life. In this riveting autobiography--co-written by the co-author of critically acclaimed biographies of Marvin Gaye, Etta James, and Ray Charles--the fabled blues pioneer tells his unforgettable story: a soulful account of a brilliant guitar/singer narrating the growth of the blues and the explosion of rock and roll. of photos.
Book Synopsis The Arrival of B. B. King by : Charles Sawyer
Download or read book The Arrival of B. B. King written by Charles Sawyer and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1980 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis B.B. King : King of the Blues! by : Harry Lime
Download or read book B.B. King : King of the Blues! written by Harry Lime and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The B.B. King Reader by : Richard Kostelanetz
Download or read book The B.B. King Reader written by Richard Kostelanetz and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Moanin' at Midnight by : James Segrest
Download or read book Moanin' at Midnight written by James Segrest and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howlin’ Wolf was a musical giant in every way. He stood six foot three, weighed almost three hundred pounds, wore size sixteen shoes, and poured out his darkest sorrows onstage in a voice like a raging chainsaw. Half a century after his first hits, his sound still terrifies and inspires. Born Chester Burnett in 1910, the Wolf survived a grim childhood and hardscrabble youth as a sharecropper in Mississippi. He began his career playing and singing with the first Delta blues stars for two decades in perilous juke joints. He was present at the birth of rock ’n’ roll in Memphis, where Sam Phillips–who also discovered Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis–called Wolf his “greatest discovery.” He helped develop the sound of electric blues and vied with rival Muddy Waters for the title of king of Chicago blues. He ended his career performing and recording with the world’s most famous rock stars. His passion for music kept him performing–despite devastating physical problems–right up to his death in 1976. There’s never been a comprehensive biography of the Wolf until now. Moanin’ at Midnight is full of startling information about his mysterious early years, surprising and entertaining stories about his decades at the top, and never-before-seen photographs. It strips away all the myths to reveal–at long last–the real-life triumphs and tragedies of this blues titan.
Book Synopsis The B. B. King Treasures by : B.B. King
Download or read book The B. B. King Treasures written by B.B. King and published by Bulfinch. This book was released on 2005-09-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intimate portrait of living legend B.B. King celebrates the blues singer and guitarist with 75 color and black-and-white photos, facsimile reproductions of items from his personal archive, and--similar to the popular "The Sinatra Treasures"--an audio CD featuring unreleased music and interviews.
Download or read book B.B. King written by Charles Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta by : Steven Manheim
Download or read book Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta written by Steven Manheim and published by Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial biography of Blues legends B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, and many others.
Download or read book Give My Poor Heart Ease written by and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects interviews and commentary on blues and gospel music from the Mississippi Delta area, and discusses how race relations, connections to the sacred, and Southern life helped mold this style of music.
Download or read book Love Is King written by Shirley King and published by BearManor Media. This book was released on 2017-04-29 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrill is far from gone. B. B. King, legendary Blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, left a lasting legacy that reverberates through his influence on many later electric blues guitarists. Daughter Shirley, his only child raised by the King family, was there through his rise from rags to riches and on to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. From a cotton plantation to unforgotten ovations, B. B. and Shirley were known for performing tirelessly for appreciative audiences worldwide. B. B. never wanted Shirley to ride on his coattails. He challenged her to earn the King name while he was still alive. Her legendary father helped open a few doors along her rocky road from student to star, but Shirley's magnetism and flair sparked her first success as an exotic dancer known as "Shirley King the Body Queen," and eventually earned her the later crown, "Shirley King, Daughter of the Blues." Remember a time when B. B. King's voice graced daily radio airwaves? You recall such recordings as "Sweet Sixteen" (1960), "Rock Me Baby" (1964), "They'll Come a Time" (1969), "The Thrill is Gone" (1970), "Let's Stay Together" (1972), "Guess Who?" (1973), "Dolemite" (1975), and "The Human Tornado" and "Let the Good Times Roll" (1976). Those songs provide the undulating backdrop for an absorbing story that includes their behind-the-scenes brushes with Marcia Ball, George Benson, Billy Branch, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Sam Cooke, Robert Cray, Shirley Dixon, The Drifters, Redd Foxx, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Buddy Guy, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, The Jackson 5, Etta James, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Bonnie Raitt, Jackie Wilson, and Stevie Wonder. Discover B. B. King's heartbreaking journey, the backstories and backstreets, and Shirley's determination to rise above pain, an absentee father, B. B.'s controlling management team, and her lost loves to preserve B. B. King's name and to keep their music eternally alive. After all, it was in her blood. Illustrated. Indexed. About Shirley King: the daughter of B. B. King, she lives in Chicago, performs around the country, and regularly travels to Portugal, German, and Brazil, where she headlines Blues festivals and pays tribute to her father. This is her first book. About Dave Smitherman: a professional writer and editor, his previous works include Shirley, I Jest by Cindy Williams; The Presidency in Black and White by April Ryan; At Mama's Knee by April Ryan; Run, Holly, Run! by Kathy Coleman; Twice As Strong by Paul and JP Norden; Two Versions by Bill Hudson. He lives in the Washington, DC area.
Book Synopsis Blues All Around Me; Autobiography of B. B. King by : B. B. King
Download or read book Blues All Around Me; Autobiography of B. B. King written by B. B. King and published by Everbind. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of the legendary blues artist's rise from the poverty of the Mississippi Delta to becoming a famous musician.
