Detail
ISBN :
| 0226717453 (cloth) : |
ISBN :
| 9780226717456 (cloth) : |
Title :
| I feel so good : the life and times of Big Bill Broonzy / Bob Riesman; foreword by Peter Guralnick ; appreciation by Pete Townshend |
Subject :
| Broonzy, Big Bill |
Subject :
| African American musicians |
Subject :
| Blues musicians |
Subject :
| African American musiciansœvBiography |
Subject :
| Blues musiciansœzUnited StatesœvBiography |
Subject :
| Broonzy, Big Billœd1893-1958 |
Subject :
| Blues |
Subject :
| USA |
Subject :
| Afroamerikaner |
Subject :
| Biographie |
Description :
| Includes bibliographical references and index |
Table Of Contents :
| Swing low, sweet chariot -- My name is William Lee Conley Broonzy -- When will i get to be called a man? -- Let's go away from here! -- "I'm gonna play this guitar tonight from A to Z!" -- Serve it to me right -- State Street boys -- Just a dream -- Big Bill and Josh are here to play the blues for you -- Preachin' the blues -- Blues at midnight -- "That's the nicest guy I ever met in my life" -- Stranger in a strange land -- Nourish yourself on Big Bill -- "Be proud of what you are!" -- Too many isms -- Low light and blue smoke -- "A requiem for the blues" -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Selected discography -- Bill on film.. |
Performer :
| Riesman, Bob |
Publisher :
| The University of Chicago Press |
Date-issued :
| 2011 |
Type : | Text |
Extent :
| XXV, 324 p. |
publication :
| Chicago ;London |
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