02926nam 2200613Ia 450 991082607710332120200520144314.01-283-01462-997866130146271-60473-920-7(CKB)2560000000061032(EBL)665319(OCoLC)707067794(SSID)ssj0000473320(PQKBManifestationID)11291277(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473320(PQKBWorkID)10437358(PQKB)10505488(MiAaPQ)EBC665319(MdBmJHUP)muse13516(Au-PeEL)EBL665319(CaPaEBR)ebr10449999(CaONFJC)MIL301462(EXLCZ)99256000000006103220100823d2011 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrSoul of the man Bobby "Blue" Bland /Charles Farley1st ed.Jackson University Press of Mississippic20111 online resource (331 p.)American made music seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-60473-919-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-304) and index.Memphis Monday morning: 1945-1948 -- Loan me a helping hand: 1949-1952 -- Little boy blue: 1930-1945 -- Army blues: 1952-1954 -- Ain't it a good thing: 1955-1957 -- Dreamer: 1958-1960 -- Turn on your love light: 1961-1962 -- Stormy Monday blues: 1963-1964 -- Honky Tonk: 1965-1968 -- Touch of the blues: 1969-1972 -- Lead me on: 1973-1976 -- Getting' used to the blues: 1977-1984 -- Members only: 1985-1990-- Walkin' & talkin' & singin' the blues: 1991-1992 -- Years of tears to go: 1993-1999 -- Funny how time slips away: 2000-2007 -- Farther up the road: 2008-.Bobby ""Blue"" Bland's silky smooth vocal style and captivating live performances helped propel the blues out of Delta juke joints and into urban clubs and upscale theaters. Until now, his story has never been told in a book-length biography. Soul of the Man: Bobby ""Blue"" Bland relates how Bland, along with longtime friend B. B. King, and other members of the loosely knit group who called themselves the Beale Streeters, forged a new electrified blues style in Memphis in the early 1950's. Combining elements of Delta blues, southern gospel, big-band jazz, and country and western music, BlandAmerican made music series.SingersUnited StatesBiographyBlues musiciansUnited StatesBiographySingersBlues musicians782.421643092Farley Charles1945-1645570MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826077103321Soul of the man3992115UNINA