Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King
Language: English
Published by Avon Books, 1997
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- Title
- Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King
- Author
- King, B. B.,Ritz, David
- Publisher
- Avon Books
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- mass_market
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0380787814
- ISBN 13
- 9780380787814
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Review
"The thrill is never gone."--"USA Today"
Charming...honest...transcendent...an eloquent autobiography...It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a closefriend. Aficionados of the blues will find plenty to pique their interest, but the book truly shines because of the portrait itpaints of a man who has made kindness and respect a lifelong philosophy. --Billboard"
B.B. King is the preeminent living practioner of the blues Blues All Around Me is a treasure trove of informatino told with real feeling --"Washinton Post Book World""
An excellent musical life dotted with encounters from everyone from Sonny Boy Williamson and Miles Davis to Stevie Ray Vaughn --"Philadelphia Inquirer""
Candid heartbreaking deceptively and disarmingly casual and controversial King s book is as self-questioningly honest as any blues song. --"Houston Chronicle""
An amazing success story an eminently entertaining tale of a true American hero. --"Austin American-Statesman""
For almost 50 years, King has let his guitar, Lucille, do the talking. Now the celebrated bluesman tells his own gutsy story. --"Buzz""
A classy book from a classy man straightforward, frank, unaffected, and breezy, with many funny, insightful stories and anecdotes. --"Seattle Times""
King tells his very American success story with the lyricism and leisurely pace of a born storyteller with warmth and sincerity. --"Rolling Stone""
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