Publication

2006-08-28 - Backbeat Books

Language

English

Word Count

90,000 words, Guess

Page Count

360 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100879308788
  • ISBN-139780879308780
  • Goodreads181771
  • LibraryThing1981465
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006016363
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCML420.R2985 R66 2006
  • LCCML419

Description

"Alcoholic. Epileptic. Severely challenged in music and business. Despite these obstacles, Jimmy Reed became perhaps the most successful R & B/pop crossover artist of the '50s and '60s. The first biography of this legendary bluesman, Big Boss Man traces Reed's life from fields of the Mississippi Delta to the steel mills, stockyards, and blues dives of Chicago and on to nightclubs and recording studios, and finally stages worldwide. Musicians, family members, and others whose lives Reed touched offer revealing and heart-wrenching insights into this now-revered bluesman. From hit records and aborted comeback attempts to insider tales of recording sessions and the road, Big Boss Man brings Reed's story to life."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

  • Big Boss Man: The Life and Music of Bluesman Jimmy ReedPaperbackBackbeat Books2006-08-28

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