An artist of international renown, King worked with other musicians from rock, pop and country backgrounds. He spent the next several decades recording and touring, playing more than 300 shows a year.
King, became a disc jockey in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was dubbed "the Beale Street Blues Boy." That nickname was shortened to "B.B." and the guitarist cut his first record in 1949. “ comes off in print not unlike he does in his music: warm and polite, down gome and sophisticated, expressive and tasteful.After serving in World War II, Riley B. King speaks straight from the soul, it seems, just like he plays guitar.” - Booklist “This is one of the best recent pop-music bios. “King tells his very American success story with the lyricism and leisurely pace of a born storyteller…with warmth and sincerity.” - Rolling Stone “A classy book from a classy man…straightforward, frank, unaffected, and breezy, with many funny, insightful stories and anecdotes.” - Seattle Times
Now the celebrated bluesman tells his own gutsy story.” - Buzz “For almost 50 years, King has let his guitar, Lucille, do the talking. “An amazing success story…an eminently entertaining tale of a true American hero.” - Austin American-Statesman “B.B.’s life and 50-year career is a precious piece of American history that no one could have told better-except maybe Lucille.” - Vibe “Candid…heartbreaking…deceptively and disarmingly casual and controversial…King’s book is as self-questioningly honest as any blues song.” - Houston Chronicle “An excellent musical life…dotted with encounters from everyone from Sonny Boy Williamson and Miles Davis to Stevie Ray Vaughn” - Philadelphia Inquirer King is the preeminent living practioner of the blues…Blues All Around Me is a treasure trove of informatino…told with real feeling” - Washinton Post Book World Aficionados of the blues will find plenty to pique their interest, but the book truly shines because of the portrait itpaints of a man who has made kindness and respect a lifelong philosophy.” - Billboard “ eloquent autobiography.It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a closefriend.
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