| Edition |
First edition |
| Description |
xii, 336 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes discography (pages 315-317) and index. |
| Summary |
Riley B. King grew up amidst the cotton farms of Mississippi, picking in the fields. At age 21 he wrecked a tractor and took it as a sign that a brighter future awaited him as a musician in Memphis. The rest is history. Recounting his days as a disk jockey and pioneering bluesman on the rhythm and blues circuit, B.B. dramatizes his whirlwind adventures, from the Memphis of the forties to the Moscow of the nineties, in a voice that is both raw and real. A deeply sensuous and sensitive soul, he discloses his complex relationship to women and sexuality, and chronicles his first-hand experience with racism, the Civil Rights movement, and the shifting politics of show business. |
| Contents |
Memory of the heart -- Her words are music -- Heavenly music -- Dawn -- "You all right, Jack?" -- King Cotton -- Dream machine -- War and peace -- A city is like a woman -- Why I love Arthur Godfrey -- Faith is patience -- Chili, crackers, and a big ol' belly washer -- Doing the "do" -- Who can explain love? -- Lousy leader -- Where was I when rhythm and blues became rock 'n' roll? -- "The eagle stirreth her nest" -- Forget regrets -- "Did you read what John Lennon said?" -- How do you lose a bus? How do you lose a wife? -- Vision -- Someone asked me about oral sex -- There's something about being in prison -- Luck is a lady -- Circumcision is no laughing matter -- Indianola sunset -- Being with B / by David Ritz -- Selected Discography -- Awards -- Index. |
| Subject |
King, B. B.
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King, B. B. (OCoLC)fst00085587
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King, B. B.
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Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Blues musicians. (OCoLC)fst00835072
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Ritz, David.
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Todd A. Herring Collection (Mississippi State University. Libraries) MsSM
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| Added Title |
Autobiography of B.B. King |
| Other Form: |
Online version: King, B.B. Blues all around me. 1st ed. New York : Avon Books, ©1996 (OCoLC)639442703 |
| ISBN |
0380973189 (hardcover) |
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9780380973187 (hardcover) |
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