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- catalog abstract "In 'Blues Boy, ' Sebastian Danchin, a writer from France, paints a powerful portrait of this internationally revered bluesman. Like no other book before, his fully explores King's rich life and career and complements Blues All Around Me, King's moving autobiography. With objectivity and careful perspective he introduces key figures in King's biography and draws on many printed sources, published interviews, and his own recurring encounters with King and his manager. This portrait shows a life that has conformed to the traditional image of the blues singer: early years of poverty and hardship in the American South, a backdrop of cotton fields and the muddy Mississippi, a musical apprenticeship in the big city (Memphis), and a career that peaks under the spotlights of Las Vegas.".
- catalog contributor b10473415.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "In 'Blues Boy, ' Sebastian Danchin, a writer from France, paints a powerful portrait of this internationally revered bluesman. Like no other book before, his fully explores King's rich life and career and complements Blues All Around Me, King's moving autobiography. With objectivity and careful perspective he introduces key figures in King's biography and draws on many printed sources, published interviews, and his own recurring encounters with King and his manager.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Includes discography: p. [127]-148.".
- catalog description "Indianola, Mississippi, Seeds (1925-1946) -- Radio Days (1947-1951) -- The Chitlin Circuit (1952-1960) -- The Years of Uncertainty (1961-1966) -- B. B. at the Fillmore (1966-1975) -- The Plan Fulfilled (1975-1977) -- Lucille.".
- catalog description "This portrait shows a life that has conformed to the traditional image of the blues singer: early years of poverty and hardship in the American South, a backdrop of cotton fields and the muddy Mississippi, a musical apprenticeship in the big city (Memphis), and a career that peaks under the spotlights of Las Vegas.".
- catalog extent "xii, 156 p., [32] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "1578060176 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "African American music reference net".
- catalog isPartOf "American made music series".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jackson : University Press of Mississippi,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "781.643/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Blues musicians United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "King, B. B.".
- catalog subject "ML420.K473 D36 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Indianola, Mississippi, Seeds (1925-1946) -- Radio Days (1947-1951) -- The Chitlin Circuit (1952-1960) -- The Years of Uncertainty (1961-1966) -- B. B. at the Fillmore (1966-1975) -- The Plan Fulfilled (1975-1977) -- Lucille.".
- catalog title ""Blues Boy" : the life and music of B.B. King / Sebastian Danchin.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".