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Tables of Contents for The B.B. King Companion
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction--B.B. King: The Bach of the Blues
ix
PART ONE: EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES
31
46
B.B. King: Guitar Strummer Realizes Ambition to Cut Original Platters (1994)
3
13
COLIN ESCOTT
The Sophisticated Tradition: Urban Styles, the Second Move Towards America and the Development of Soul (1972)
16
16
RICHARD MIDDLETON
"From Itta Bena to Fame" (1952)
32
2
JIM ROBERTS
Interview (1967)
34
8
STANLEY DANCE
My Ten Favorites (1979)
42
7
B.B. KING as told to JIM ROCKETT
PART TWO: HOW BLUE CAN YOU GET?
49
58
Rapping with the King (1970)
49
14
TAM FIOFORI
B.B. King (1971)
63
14
MICHAEL LYDON
B.B. King & John Lee Hooker (1993)
77
18
JAS OBRECHT
The Influence of B.B. King (1968)
95
6
BARRET HANSEN
Remembering My 1980 Biography (1995)
101
6
CHARLES SAWYER
PART THREE: LUCILLE TALKS BACK
107
94
Conversation with B.B. King (1986)
107
21
JERRY RICHARDSON
ROB BOWMAN
Blues Is King (1991)
128
7
HAROLD STEINBLATT
B.B. King (1980, 1991)
135
41
TOM WHEELER
JAS OBRECHT
Analysis of B.B. King's Guitar Style (1987)
176
25
JERRY RICHARDSON
PART FOUR: PAYING THE COST TO BE THE BOSS
201
52
E Pluribus Bluesman (1991)
201
6
GENE SANTORO
In the Studio, January 7, 1991
207
2
COLIN ESCOTT
It's Good to Be the King (1995)
209
12
SCOTT JORDAN
The Legacy: Keep the Hammer Down (1996)
221
32
CHARLES SAWYER
Discography
253
34
JIM KEREKES
DENNIS O'NEILL
Bibliography
287
2
Notes on the Contributors
289
2
Permissions
291
2
Index
293