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Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography Of B.B. King (1996)

by B.B. King(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0380973189 (ISBN13: 9780380973187)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Avon Books

review 1: I collect biographies and autobiographies of musicians and this is one of my favorites. This frank insight into the life of a musician left me feeling that I had truly got to know this warm, hardworking and talented man, and I liked him.His insights into some of the great musicians of our age that he collaborated or worked gave interesting insights.This guitar master is one of my musical influences and I was thrilled get to know him and find out that I liked him.
review 2: I love the blues. And while BB King is not my favorite bluesman, I love what he's done for the blues during his career. He's a great entertainer. I've seen him live probably 10 times. During his shows--and especially as he's gotten older--he tells stories. These can be entertaining. But there... more comes a point, at least for me, that I think "Okay, story time is over. Now start playing again." There are even times when I feel uncomfortable when he's telling his stories. I don't want to hear BB telling about the joys of Viagra.Well, this book was written very much in his voice. To me it was like listening to his stories during one of his shows. At times they were entertaining and insightful. At times they made me uncomfortable. And often I thought "Okay, story time is over. Now start playing again." less

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