BB KING: Blues All Around Me: Illustr 1st Edn autobiog

BB KING

Blues All Around Me

by BB King with David Ritz

Avon Publishing

Size: 156 x 234mm

338 pages - illustrated with Black & White photos

CONDITION: Used, excellent copy - shows some minor creasing and scuffing to cover, text and binding excellent.

From the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta to his celebrated position as the world's leading blues musician, B. B. King has led a remarkable life. Now, in this riveting autobiography, the fabled blues guitarist tells his unforgettable story with unflinching candor.

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.

But most of all, Blues All Around Me is about the music, the soulful sound of a brilliant guitarist/singer narrating the evolution of blues from country acoustic to urban electric; the birth and explosion of rock'n' roll; and B. B.'s own long suffering but triumphant struggle for crossover success—in which he remained unwaveringly true to the music of his heart.

After forty-five years on the road, B. B. King, at age 70, has paid the dues to sing his blues. He writes as he sings, with wisdom, wit, and gut-level honesty. B. B. is an enduring institution of popular culture, and as Blues All Around Me testifies, a master storyteller whose riveting tale will, like his music, touch the hearts of countless fans.

"I love B. B., and his life story is as beautiful as his blues - down-to-earth, honest, full of feeling." Ray Charles

"B. B. is king. His heartand soul music has inspired me ever since I was a little boy. I truly believe he has influenced generations of singers and musicians.
To me, he's one of our great masters." Stevie Wonder

"Without a doubt, B. B. King has influenced more rock and blues musicians than anyone else in history. There is simply no one else with more raw passion or eloquence... He's also the kindest and most generous person to other musicians I know ... There are reasons why he's been loved and revered for so long—it's the dignity and heart he brings to his life as well as his music, and the fact that he's always true to why we loved him in the first place." Bonnie Raitt

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