Boogie Man - The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century (Paperback)

With John Lee Hooker’s death in June 2001 the world lost one of the last great Mississippi Delta bluesmen. Acclaimed writer Charles Schaar Murray’s Boogie Man is the authorized and authoritative biography of this musician whose extraordinary career spanned over fifty years and included over one-hundred albums and five Grammy Awards. Murray was given unparalleled access to Hooker, and lets him tell his own story in his own words, from life in the Deep South to San Francisco, from the 1948 blues anthem “Boogie Chillen” to the Grammy-winning album The Healer nearly a half-century later. Boogie Man is far more than merely a brilliant biography of one man; it also gives the story of the music that inspired him. “When I die,” Hooker said, they’ll bury the blues with me. But the blues will never die.” Here is the book that does him and his music full justice.

General

Imprint:	St. Martins Press-3pl
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	March 2002
Authors:	Charles Shaar Murray
Dimensions:	236 x 149 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	512
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-27006-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
LSN:	0-312-27006-2
Barcode:	9780312270063

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