02766nam 22006134a 450 991045196950332120200520144314.01-282-48474-597866124847421-60473-145-1(CKB)1000000000484968(EBL)515532(OCoLC)220840046(SSID)ssj0000240791(PQKBManifestationID)11235628(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240791(PQKBWorkID)10265467(PQKB)11467204(MiAaPQ)EBC515532(Au-PeEL)EBL515532(CaPaEBR)ebr10218410(CaONFJC)MIL248528(EXLCZ)99100000000048496820060120d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSam Myers[electronic resource] the blues is my story /Sam Myers and Jeff Horton1st ed.Jackson University Press of Mississippi20061 online resource (185 p.)American made music seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-57806-895-9 Includes discography (p. 145-153), song catalog (p. 155-156), bibliographical references (p. 163-164), and index.Early years -- Cotton fields, railroads, and sawmills -- Piney Woods -- Going to Chicago -- Chicago and Jackson families -- Elmore James -- Jackson, Mississippi -- Jackson radio and recording -- The blues -- The harmonica -- The Musicians' Union -- The record business -- Stories from the road -- Sam's best friend, Anson Funderburgh.Sam Myers: The Blues Is My Story recounts the life of bluesman Sam Myers (1936-2006), as told in his own words to author Jeff Horton. Myers grew up visually handicapped in the Jim Crow South and left home to attend the state school for the blind at Piney Woods. Myers's intense desire to become a musician and a scholarship from the American Conservatory School of Music called him to Chicago. There in 1952 he joined Elmore James's band as a drummer and was featured on some of James's best-known recordings. Following the elder bluesman's death in 1963, Myers fronted bands of his own and recorded American made music series.African American musiciansBiographyElectronic books.African American musicians781.643092BMyers Sam1936-2006.1052199Horton Jeff1052200MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451969503321Sam Myers2483235UNINA02757oam 2200649 a 450 991070122760332120120323122544.0(CKB)5470000002416784(OCoLC)768345774(EXLCZ)99547000000241678420111214g20112012 ua 0engurbn||||a||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEPA mining policies[electronic resource] assault on Appalachian jobs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first sessionWashington U.S. G.P.O.2011-20121 online resource (2 volumes) illustrations, maps +1 addendum (941 pages : illustrations, maps)Title from pt. 1 title screen (viewed on Dec. 14, 2011)."May 5, 2011"--Pt. 1."May 11, 2011"--Pt. 2.Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.Addendum accompanies pt. 2."112-29"--Pt. 1."112-30"--Pt. 2.Includes bibliographical references.EPA mining policies Environmental permitsUnited StatesEnvironmental permitsAppalachian RegionStrip miningEnvironmental aspectsAppalachian RegionCoal mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsAppalachian RegionJob creationAppalachian RegionEnvironmental protectionEconomic aspectsUnited StatesEnvironmental protectionEconomic aspectsAppalachian RegionAdministrative regulation draftingUnited StatesDelegated legislationEconomic aspectsUnited StatesDelegated legislationEconomic aspectsAppalachian RegionWaterPollutionLaw and legislationUnited StatesEnvironmental permitsEnvironmental permitsStrip miningEnvironmental aspectsCoal mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsJob creationEnvironmental protectionEconomic aspectsEnvironmental protectionEconomic aspectsAdministrative regulation draftingDelegated legislationEconomic aspectsDelegated legislationEconomic aspectsWaterPollutionLaw and legislationGPOGPOGPOBOOK9910701227603321EPA mining policies3545584UNINA