18 And Life

The series Practica Musica seeks to present to scholars and interested readers a wide span of documents concerning the theory and practice of music. These documents cover a range of statements and opinions concerning how music was conceived at a given time, how musical compositions have functioned in given social, institutional and cultural contexts, and how particular works have been evaluated by contemporary writers on music, not to mention matters of performing practice and compositional technique. The texts come from professional theorists, composers and performers, as well as from laymen and amateur observers of contemporary musical life. The series as a whole will contain different types of documents - ranging from systematic treatises to the jottings of dilettantes - but whatever their origins, they offer an intriguing insight into music and its crucial place in society.

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In time for his 80th birthday, stories on the world's most popular blues performer B.B. King is a national treasure. For more than four 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. He turns 80 in September so the book is timed to take advantage of the well-deserved attention. • Extensively revised second edition • Includes 18 interviews