About this title: "Big Boss Man" is a comprehensive look at one of the greatest and most popular bluesmen of all time. His best-known songs have become an integral part of the standard blues repertoire. He pioneered a musical style that proved to be enormously successful and influential, both with middle-aged blacks and young white audiences during the 50's and 60's. From "The Hell Hole of the Delta", where he was born and raised, to "Death Valley", a part of South Chicago where he worked the iron mills, his growth as a person and professional musician is chronicled. His success at Vee-Jay records, where he ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BACKBEAT BOOKS Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780879308780ISBN:0879308788
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 360 pages. Takes a comprehensive look at one of the greatest and most popular bluesmen of all time, jimmy reed. from "the hell hole of the delta", where he was born and raised, to "death valley", a part of south chicago where he worked the iron mills, his growth as a person and professional musician is chronicled. b/w photos (Paperback) read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780879308780ISBN:0879308788
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 360 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Perfect Copy. Read only once. Fine condition. No Marks. Very popular Bluesman! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BACKBEAT BOOKS
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780879308780ISBN:0879308788
Description: New. Alcoholic. Epileptic. Technically challenged. Jimmy Reed nevertheless overcame these roadblocks to become perhaps the most successful RandB/pop cross-over artist of the '50s with songs like "Big Boss Man" and "Bright Lights, Big City. " Musicians, fam... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780879308780ISBN:0879308788
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Date Published: 2006-08-01
ISBN-13:9780879308780ISBN:0879308788
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780879308780. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780879308780ISBN:0879308788
Description: New. Takes a comprehensive look at one of the greatest and most popular bluesmen of all time, Jimmy Reed. From "The Hell Hole of the Delta", where he was born and raised, to "Death Valley", a part of South Chicago where he worked the iron mills, his growth... read more
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