Book
Bill Wyman's blues odyssey / with Richard Havers.
Record details
- ISBN: 0789480468 (hc)
- Physical Description: 400 p. : ill. (some col.)
- Publisher: London ; DK Pub., c2001.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Dorling Kindersley book." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes discographies and index. |
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| Subject: | Blues (Music) > History and criticism Rhythm and blues music > History and criticism |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 781.64309 Wym | 31681001232487 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A history of the Blues genre and its celebrated musicians discusses how African-Americans expressed poverty, injustice, faith, and love in their music as they journeyed from southern plantations to northern cities. - Baker & Taylor
A member of the Rolling Stones and author ofStone Alone: The Story of a Rock and Roll Band embarks on an evocative personal musical odyssey that pays tribute to the musicians who inspired him throughout his career, celebrating the lives and careers of some of the great American blues musicians. - DK Publishing
In this evocative and intensely personal history of the blues, Bill Wyman pays tribute to the musicians who inspired him and whose music he took around the world as a member of the Rolling Stones. The starting point of Bill's Odyssey is the journey of African slaves to the plantations of America's Deep South. We follow their descendants as they walk, travel the highways, and ride the railroads out of the Delta and the troubled South via Memphis to the northern cities of Chicago and St. Louis. But this is no superficial history: Bill Wyman's in-depth odyssey reveals a society where poverty and injustice as well as love and faith, found their expression in a musical style that gave birth to rock 'n' roll. Location shots of smoky juke joints, railroad stations, and endless highways combine with richly detailed maps to bring the Blues alive. Feature spreads with previously unpublished photographs from Bill Wyman's personal archive showcase 40 Blues legends from Robert Johnson to John Lee Hooker, telling the story of their fascinating and often troubled lives. Bill Wyman is a legend in his own right. He has known and played with many of the Blues legends, and his personal knowledge and unprecedented access give this book an authenticity that is almost impossible to match.
