TY - BOOK AU - Riesman, Bob TI - I feel so good : the life and times of Big Bill Broonzy SN - 9780226717456 U1 - 920. BRO PY - 2011/// CY - Chicago ; London PB - The University of Chicago Press KW - African American musicians - Biography KW - Blues musicians - United States - Biography KW - Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958 N1 -
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 ER -