Soul of the man : Bobby "Blue" Bland / Charles Farley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farley, Charles, 1945-

Series:

American made music series.

American made music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Singers--United States--Biography.

Singers.

Blues musicians--United States--Biography.

Blues musicians.

Bland, Bobby.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bobby ""Blue"" Bland's silky smooth vocal style and captivating live performances helped propel the blues out of Delta juke joints and into urban clubs and upscale theaters. Until now, his story has never been told in a book-length biography. Soul of the Man: Bobby ""Blue"" Bland relates how Bland, along with longtime friend B. B. King, and other members of the loosely knit group who called themselves the Beale Streeters, forged a new electrified blues style in Memphis in the early 1950's. Combining elements of Delta blues, southern gospel, big-band jazz, and country and western music, Bland

Contents:

Memphis Monday morning: 1945-1948

Loan me a helping hand: 1949-1952

Little boy blue: 1930-1945

Army blues: 1952-1954

Ain't it a good thing: 1955-1957

Dreamer: 1958-1960

Turn on your love light: 1961-1962

Stormy Monday blues: 1963-1964

Honky Tonk: 1965-1968

Touch of the blues: 1969-1972

Lead me on: 1973-1976

Getting' used to the blues: 1977-1984

Members only: 1985-1990

Walkin' & talkin' & singin' the blues: 1991-1992

Years of tears to go: 1993-1999

Funny how time slips away: 2000-2007

Farther up the road: 2008-.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-304) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-01462-9

9786613014627

1-60473-920-7

OCLC:

707067794