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Autore: |
Farley Charles <1945->
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Titolo: |
Soul of the man [[electronic resource] ] : Bobby "Blue" Bland / / Charles Farley
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Pubblicazione: | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
Disciplina: | 782.421643092 |
Soggetto topico: | Singers - United States |
Blues musicians - United States | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-304) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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-. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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, Bland |
Titolo autorizzato: | Soul of the man ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-283-01462-9 |
9786613014627 | |
1-60473-920-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910458795903321 |
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