B.B. King: There is Always One More TimeMerging biography with discography, this exciting guide to the life and musical genius of a blues legend begins with King's life as a boy in the Mississippi Delta and uses interviews with the artist to show how he developed his style and nurtured his career. Original. |
Contents
PROLOGUE | 3 |
Delta Born Delta Raised Delta Scarred | 5 |
Memphis Arrival Retreat Return | 31 |
The Modern Age | 63 |
PreAlbum Singles An Artist Revealed | 77 |
The Crown Albums | 87 |
Aint Nothing but a Business | 107 |
Drifting Blues | 113 |
Consolidating the Gains | 233 |
Doc Dum Spiro Spero | 249 |
Auditing the Regency | 257 |
Summitry of a Higher Order | 265 |
Simplify Simplify Simplify | 297 |
Epilogue | 323 |
Endnotes | 332 |
Acknowledgments | 337 |
Manhattan Transfer | 137 |
Rebirth | 141 |
Give Me a Thrill Stew | 195 |
Whats Up Doc? | 215 |
About the AuthorPhoto Credits | 341 |
Index | 342 |
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References to this book
The B.B. King Reader: 6 Decades of Commentary Richard Kostelanetz,Jesse Reiswig Limited preview - 2005 |