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B.B. King Reader, September 2005
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B.B. KING READER
By: Richard Kostelanetz

Six Decades of Commentary

Hal Leonard Corporation
September 2005
Featuring: B.B. King
256 pages
ISBN: 0634099272
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Non-Fiction Biography

In time for his 80th birthday, stories on the world's most popular blues performer B.B. King is a national treasure. For more than five decades, he has been the consummate blues performer. His unique guitar playing, powerful vocals, and repertoire of songs have taken him from tiny Itta Bena, Mississippi, to worldwide renown. In this comprehensive volume, the best articles, interviews and reviews about B.B. King's life and career have been gathered. Learn how he first made his mark as a disc jockey in Memphis hawking "Pepticon" elixir and taking the moniker of the "Beale Street Blues Boy"; trace his early tours and recordings; see him be swept up in the blues revival; and finally, enjoy his fame as the greatest living exponent of the blues style. He turns 80 in September so the book is timed to take advantage of the well-deserved attention.

* Extensively revised second edition
* Includes 18 interviews

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Morning Edition - September 16, 2005