Bibliograph

I feel so good, the life and times of Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Riesman ; foreword by Peter Guralnick ; appreciation by Pete Townshend

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Label

I feel so good, the life and times of Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Riesman ; foreword by Peter Guralnick ; appreciation by Pete Townshend

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-306) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

I feel so good

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

648935976

Responsibility statement

Bob Riesman ; foreword by Peter Guralnick ; appreciation by Pete Townshend

Sub title

the life and times of Big Bill Broonzy

Summary

He was one of the most celebrated blues artists of his era, a visionary Chicago singer-songwriter in the 1930s; his overseas tours in the 1950s ignited the British blues-rock explosion of the 1960s. But Big Bill Broonzy has been virtually forgotten by the popular culture he helped shape. Riesman details Big Bill's complicated personal saga, and provides a definitive account of his life and music

Table Of Contents

Swing low, sweet chariot -- My name is William Lee Conley Broonzy -- When will I get to be called a man? -- Let's go away from here! -- "I'm gonna play this guitar tonight from A to Z!" -- Serve it to me right -- State Street boys -- Just a dream -- Big Bill and Josh are here to play the blues for you -- Preachin' the blues -- Blues at midnight -- "That's the nicest guy I ever met in my life" -- Stranger in a strange land -- Nourish yourself on Big Bill -- "Be proud of what you are!" -- Too many isms -- Low light and blue smoke -- "A requiem for the blues" -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Selected discography -- Bill on film

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