King of the blues : the rise and reign of B.B. King / Daniel de Visé.
"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. |
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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.
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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
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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 | - |