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Soul of the man : Bobby "Blue" Bland /
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" Blan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
c2011.
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| Colección: | American made music series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 1950s. Combining elements of Delta blues, southern gospel, big-band jazz, and country and western |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 320 p.). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-304) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604739190 1604739193 9781496800718 1496800710 1283014629 9781283014625 9786613014627 6613014621 |