The Lives in Music series meshes biography with discography. This debut title profiles the legendary King of Blues, B.B. King. An opening essay charts his life from childhood in the Mississippi Delta up to his first studio session. The author then takes an inside look at his distinguished career, album by album, offering a critical appraisal of each recording and a portrait of the making of each album. First-hand interviews with B.B. King, as well as producers, engineers, arrangers, and key musicians, bring these sessions to life and provide readers a context for understanding B.B. King's recordings in light of his career and life events that shaped them. This definitive book also incudes a complete history of every B.B. King session.
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The Lives in Music series meshes biography with discography. This debut title profiles the legendary King of Blues, B.B. King. An opening essay charts his life from childhood in the Mississippi Delta up to his first studio session. The author then takes an inside look at his distinguished career, album by album, offering a critical appraisal of each recording and a portrait of the making of each album. First-hand interviews with B.B. King, as well as producers, engineers, arrangers, and key musicians, bring these sessions to life and provide readers a context for understanding B.B. King's recordings in light of his career and life events that shaped them. This definitive book also incudes a complete history of every B.B. King session.
".. this is the best volume yet published on a fascinating contemporary artist." -- American Songwriter, April 2006
"Exhaustive and enticing detail..." -- Library Journal, September 2005
"McGee has unearthed some valuable information, combined with a superb discography and definitive session information". -- Austin Chronicle, Austin, Texas
"Never have I read any book on a musician's body of work that was so complete." -- Southland Blues magazine, September 2005 --This text refers to the paperback edition.
-Scott
It was a great look at the music ar that time. I only wish I was able to be in there in person"
- Nina