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B.B. King Reader: Six Decades of Commentary

by Richard Kostelanetz

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B.B. King’s career through six decades of commentary

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B.B. King’s career through six decades of commentary

This collection brings together articles, interviews, and reviews about B.B. King, offering a view of his career through writing by others. Its scope runs from his early work as a Memphis disc jockey and first recordings through touring, the blues revival, and his later public stature. The material makes the book a documentary-style companion to King’s musical history, with attention to both his professional milestones and the broader recognition of blues during his career.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in B.B. King’s life and career
  • Those exploring blues history and its revival
  • Readers who prefer collections of articles and interviews to a single continuous narrative

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B.B. King’s careerBlues music and performanceThe blues revivalMusic journalism and commentary

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Book overview

B.B. King is a national treasure. For more than five 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.
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