The B.B. King Companion
Ilość stron: | 256 |
Format: | 150 x 230 |
Opracowanie na: | książka |
Rodzaj produktu: | książka |
Wersja językowa: | angielska |
Dostępność | w magazynie, wysyłka natychmiastowa |
Autorzy | Edytor: Kostelanetz Richard |
Kod produktu: | NPL062071 |
Muzyka B. B. Kinga, bardzo oszczędna lecz głęboko emocjonalna, zaliczana jest do stylów Memphis Blues, Modern Electric Blues i Soul Blues. Niniejsza książka została wydana w 80-tą rocznicę urodzin B. B. Kinga - gitarzysty i wokalisty określanego mianem króla bluesa. Richard Kostelanetz zebrał tu różne ciekawe artykuły, wywiady i historie na temat życia, twórczości i kariery B. B. Kinga. Całość w angielskiej wersji językowej.
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
Spis treści:
Introducing - B.B. King: The Bach of Blues
Part One: Every Day I Have the Blues
B.B. King: A Golden Anniversary (2000) - Colin Escott
The Blues (1964) - Stanley Edgar Hyman
The Sophisticated Tradition (1972) - Richard Middleton
From Itta Bena to Fame (1952) - Jim Roberts
Part Two: How Blue Can You Get?
Rapping with the King (1970) - Tam Fiofori
B.B King (1971) - Michael Lydon
B.B. King & John Lee Hooker (1993) - Jas Obrecht
The Influence of B.B. King (1968) - Barret Hansen
Remembering My 1980 Biography (1995) - Charles Sawyer
Part Three: Lucille Talks Back
Conversation with B.B. King (1986) - Jerry Richardson and Rob Bowman
Blues Is King (1991) - Harols Steinblatt
B.B. King (1980, 1991) - Tom Wheeler and Jas Obrecht
Analysis of B. B. King's Guitar Style (1987) - Jerry Richardson
Part Four: Paying the Cost to be the Boss
E Pluribus Bluesman (1991) - Gene Santoro
In the Studio, January 17, 1991 - Colin Escott
The Legacy: Keep the Hammer Down (1996) - Charles Sawyer
Discography
Notes on Selected Recordings
Bibliographies
Notes on the Contributors
Permissions
Index