B.B. King: From Indianola to Icon: A Personal Odyssey with the "King of the Blues" (Hardcover)

This book documents a great American story, that of B.B. King, the King of the Blues, and one of Americas most important popular musicians. With fascinating images and historymost published for the first timeit traces his migration from the Chitlin Circuit (the national network of Black theaters and roadhouses), to Club Ebony in his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and eventually to Carnegie Hall. What was it about Riley B. King that enabled him to become the worldwide King of the Blues? The authors quest to answer that question is chronicled here and tells the story of the once-impossible friendship between someone who grew up poor and Black in Mississippi and the white middle-class New Englander who fell in love with the blues and was determined to tell the story of his musical hero. King thrilled his audiences not only with his musical prowess, but with his capacity to establish intimacy, regardless of crowd size; he gave an estimated 18,000 concerts in 90 countries. B.B. King: From Indianola to Icon tells the story of Kings journey from sharecropper to musical icon, one who brought the music of Americathe bluesto the world. It is a book for blues fans and others who want to know how and why this transformation occurred.

General

Imprint:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2022
Authors:	Charles Sawyer
Foreword by:	Monster Mike Welch
Contributors:	Nick Nurse
Editors:	Cherie Hoyt
Dimensions:	216 x 279 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7643-6385-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7643-6385-9
Barcode:	9780764363856

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