{"product_id":"blues-all-around-me-the-autobiography-of-b-b-king-paperback","title":"Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B. B. King - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eB. B. King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A treasure trove of information...told with real feeling.\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Charming...honest...transcendent.... It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a close friend.\" --\u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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, \u003cem\u003eBlues All Around Me\u003c\/em\u003e is also the story of how blues music changed during its migration from the Mississippi Delta to urban areas such as Chicago. \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone \u003c\/em\u003ecalls B.B.'s memoir a \"very American success story  told] with the lyricism and leisurely pace of a born storyteller.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB. B. King has the blues running through his blood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762984288544,"sku":"9780062061034","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0bd54e7be4f5895293152f6a880ee57a.webp?v=1780227340","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blues-all-around-me-the-autobiography-of-b-b-king-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}