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King of the blues : the rise and reign of B.B. King / Daniel de Visé.

De Visé, Daniel, (author.).

Summary:
"King of the Blues presents the vibrant life and times of a trailblazing giant. Witness to dark prejudice and lynching in his youth, B.B. performed incessantly (some 15,000 concerts in ninety countries over nearly sixty years)-in some real way his means of escaping his past. Several of his concerts, including landmark gigs at Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco and Chicago's Cook County Jail, endure in legend to this day. His career roller-coasted between adulation and relegation, but he always rose back up. At the same time, his story reveals the many ways record companies took advantage of artists, especially those of color."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780802158055
  • ISBN: 0802158056
  • Physical Description: viii, 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-472) and index.
Subject: King, B. B.
Blues musicians > United States > Biography.
Guitarists > United States > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 14 of 14 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 92 KING (Text) 50686016101227 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 782.42164 DEV (Text) 33240004936152 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Highland Community Library 782.42 DeV (Text) 35610000981634 HGHM Non-Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Biography King (Text) 39427103612891 Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography Available -
Mansfield Free Public Library 782.42 DEV (Text) 31423573 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 92 KIN DEV 2021 (Text) 31001101836006 Adult Biography Available -
Parkland Community Library B KING DEV (Text) 34422007228121 Adult Biography Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library 782.42 K58d (Text)
Bookplate: Presented by Jean and Mike Towle in memory of John F. Potlunas
30003009069608 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main Bio King, B (Text) 33223008739400 Biography Available -
Tunkhannock Public Library B KING DEV (Text) 31650000568944 Adult Biography Available -


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