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B. B. King: from Indianola to Icon : A Personal Odyssey with the King of the Blues
B. B. King: from Indianola to Icon : A Personal Odyssey with the King of the Blues
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Author(s): Sawyer, Charles
ISBN No.: 9780764363856
Pages: 256
Year: 202210
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 74.58
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

Its high-impact approach--photojournalism for the printed page--offers visual insights to all aspects of King's life Author Charles Sawyer is a noted expert on B.B. King Author of The Arrival of B.B. King, the Authorized Biography Author consulted with the B.B. King Museum in Indianola, Mississippi, on the design of the $14 million museum and its collections. https://bbkingmuseum.


org Author delivered eulogy at B.B. King's funeral in Indianola, Mississippi Author commissioned by WGBH Boston (PBS) to write a teleplay based around events in the life of B.B. King (1982), titled How Blue Can You Get: A Teleplay Author published in New York Times Book Review, Harper's Magazine, The Nation, Christian Science Monitor, specializing in politics of eastern Europe (Czechoslovakia and Poland), 1976-1982 Author was Harvard instructor, "History of Blues in America," a semester-long course at Harvard Extension School (2003-2014). B.B. King was the guest at my first offering of the course in 2004.


Author performed with B.B. King, Lowell Hall, Harvard University, 2004 Author was leader and founder of the blues band 2120 South Michigan Avenue King gave an estimated 18,000 concerts in 90 countries, including a legendary performance in Zaire in 1974, prior to the Muhammed Ali-George Foreman heavyweight title bout Includes unpublished personal photographs from the author's collection.


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