B. B. King has the blues running through his blood. Growing up in the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta, King first experienced the blues at nine years old, when his mother passed away. The man of the house before the end of his first decade, he used this strife as a source of inspiration and launched one of the most celebrated musical careers in American history. King has led a remarkable life, and this riveting autobiography dramatizes his whirlwind adventures from the Memphis of the forties to the Moscow of the nineties with unflinching candor and sincerity. But most of all, B.B.'s story is the story of the bluesthe evolution from country acoustic to urban electric, the birth and explosion of rock 'n' rolland B.B.'s own long, but ultimately triumphant, struggle for crossover success, during which he remained unwaveringly true to the music of his heart.

Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B. B. King

King, B.B.

Humor & Entertainment

It Books

A portrait of the legendary blues artist chronicles his rise from the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta to become a world-famous musician, in a memoir set against a backdrop of growing blues and rock-and-roll movements. Reprint.

Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King

Ritz, David

Avon/Books

“A treasure trove of information…told with real feeling.” —Washington Post Book World “Charming...honest...transcendent…. It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a close friend.” —Billboard The undisputed king of the blues, B.B. King puts his life into words in a story that spans tragedy, triumph, and everything in between—and he tells it just how he plays it, straight from the heart. A true-to-life tale of overcoming monumental odds to succeed as an artist in an often unfriendly world, Blues All Around Me is also the story of how blues music changed during its migration from the Mississippi Delta to urban areas such as Chicago. Rolling Stone calls B.B.’s memoir a “very American success story [told] with the lyricism and leisurely pace of a born storyteller.”

The fabled blues guitarist chronicles his youth on a Mississippi cotton farm, years as a disc jockey, experiences with racism and the civil rights movement, romantic relationships, and forty-five years on the road.

The Blues Master video tapes I, II, and III are now available on a single DVD. These three programs provide more than 3 1/2 hours of blues guitar technique by the master and a lot of great music with his entire band. This set makes a great gift! Special DVD features include a tuning segment, an interactive "Getting to Know Lucille" feature, additional video theory tips, a performance only option, and interactive motion menus.

Blues Master: Complete, DVD

Alfred Music Co

One Shoe Blues is a thoroughly captivating story and a dazzling music video. And what an unexpected yet oddly perfect team: Sandra Boynton and—wait for it—B.B. King! Boynton writes, designs, and directs (her first film ever), B.B. stars (singing, playing, and turning in a wry and brilliant comic acting performance), and exuberant Boynton sock puppets chime in. The song that first appeared—to widespread acclaim—in the celebrated Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox Hits from Way Back Never now becomes a true star turn. The DVD showcases B.B. King's legendary musical talent and sublime good-natured performance. Boynton writes the companion storybook with her unmistakable cadence and humor, and illustrates the book with lively and fanciful photographs from the video and beyond. Sock puppets lend pizzazz and gravitas throughout. The subject is pure fun that every child (and parent) can relate to, the story of a missing shoe. Sporting a lone green sneaker, B.B. King sings the "One Shoe Blues" while his faithful guitar, Lucille, comments here and there with those famous soulful blues notes. A supporting cast of sock puppets make brief surprise appearances—and, in the case of that saxophone-playing, rhinestone-sunglasses-wearing Momsock, grills B.B. on where he might have left his shoe. The answer, so plain to see, will tickle kids again and again. Read it. Watch it. Sing it. It’s fun from every direction.

One Shoe Blues

Boynton, Sandra

Biographies & Memoirs

Workman Publishing Company

Blues Master I, II, and III books packaged together as a set with CDs, a color poster and even a B.B. King guitar pick. Performance notes, harmonic analysis and rhythm guitar parts make this the perfect package for mastering the blues idiom.

Blues Master Complete: Book & 3 CDs (Manhattan Music Publications)

Arts & Photography

Music

Alfred Music

Blues Master I offers complete note-for-note transcriptions of all the solos and jams on the Blues Master I video. B.B. plays some of his all-time hits, and he jams on a variety of blues grooves as he explains his unique style. All of B.B.'s lines are carefully notated, and the rhythm guitar parts are included.

Blues Master I: Book & CD (Manhattan Music Publications)

20 songs from this blues guitar great. Includes: Ask Me No Questions * Gambler's Blues * Lucille * Rock Me Baby * So Excited * Sweet Little Angel * The Thrill Is Gone * and more.

B.B. King*

HAL LEONARD CORPORATION

36 early blues classics from his RPM recordings including: Boogie Woogie Woman * Every Day I Have the Blues * Everything I Do Is Wrong * Hard Working Woman * It's My Own Fault Darlin' * Please Hurry Home * Ruby Lee * She's a Mean Woman * Shut Your Mouth * A Whole Lot of Lovin' * Woke Up This Morning * and more.

B.B. King - Blues Guitar Collection 1950-1957

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Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B. B. King

Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King

Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B. B. King

Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King

Blues Master: Complete, DVD

One Shoe Blues

Blues Master Complete: Book & 3 CDs (Manhattan Music Publications)

Blues Master I: Book & CD (Manhattan Music Publications)

B.B. King*

B.B. King - Blues Guitar Collection 1950-1957