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Blues all around me, the autobiography of B.B. King, B.B. King with David Ritz

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Includes discography (pages 315-317) and index

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Blues all around me

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B.B. King with David Ritz

the autobiography of B.B. King

Growing up in the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta, King first experienced the blues at nine years old, when his mother passed away. The man of the house before the end of his first decade, he used this strife as a source of inspiration and launched one of the most celebrated musical careers in American history. King has led a remarkable life, and this riveting autobiography dramatizes his whirlwind adventures from the Memphis of the forties to the Moscow of the nineties with unflinching candor and sincerity. But most of all, B.B.'s story is the story of the blues--the evolution from country acoustic to urban electric, the birth and explosion of rock 'n' roll--and B.B.'s own long, but ultimately triumphant, struggle for crossover success, during which he remained unwaveringly true to the music of his heart

Memory of the heart -- Her words are music -- Heavenly music -- Dawn -- You all right, Jack? -- King cotton -- Dream machine -- War and peace -- A city is like a woman -- Why I love Arthur Godfrey -- Faith is patience -- Chili, crackers and a big ol' belly washer -- Doing the do -- Who can explain love? -- Lousy leader -- Where was I when rhythm and blues became rock 'n' roll? -- The eagle stirreth her next -- Forget regrets -- Did you read what John Lennon said? -- How do you lose a bus?/How do you lose a wife? -- Vision -- Someone asked me about oral sex -- There's something about being in prison -- Luck is a lady -- Circumcision is no laughing matter -- Indianola sunset -- Being with B/by David Ritz

Autobiography of B.B. King