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B.B. King Treasures: Photos, Mementos & Music from B.B. King
B. B. King
"Captures pivotal moments in the life of the music legend." Ebony
Bulfinch
September 2005
160 pages ISBN: 0821257242 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Biography
In 1947, with two and a half dollars in his pocket and his
guitar on his back, Riley B. King, a sharecropper
moonlighting as a blues and gospel musician, hitchhiked to
Memphis from his home in Indianola, Mississippi. Today,
after touring the world as an ambassador of the blues for
more than half a century, B.B. King is a living legend.
THE B.B. KING TREASURES is a celebration thrown by B.B. for
his countless fans, published on the occasion of his 80th
birthday, with remembrances, photos, tributes, and rare
memorabilia. Numerous illustrations throughout the book and
12 removable facsimile reproductions of items from his
personal archive--among them a signed B.B. King business
card from the 1970s and a postcard from a young B.B. King
to an early girlfriend--provide the atmosphere for the
party. The entertainment is a jam session, led by the King
of the Blues himself, of rare and never-before-published
quotes and stories from B.B., his friends, and people he
worked with over the years. Also included is an audio CD
featuring selected interviews and unreleased musical
recordings by B.B. King.
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