Riesman, Bob

I feel so good : the life and times of Big Bill Broonzy text Bob Riesman - Chicago ; London The University of Chicago Press 2011 - 324p. Hbk

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-306) and index.



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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African American musicians - Biography
Blues musicians - United States - Biography
Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958

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