| Description |
xxv, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-306) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958.
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African American musicians -- Biography.
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Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780226717456 cloth alkaline paper |
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0226717453 cloth alkaline paper |
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