Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century - Brossura

Murray, Charles Shaar

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0857862030 ISBN 13: 9780857862037

Casa editrice: Canongate Books Ltd, 2011

Riassunto

'You the funkiest man alive.' Miles Davis' accolade was the perfect expression of John Lee Hooker's apotheosis as blues superstar: recording with the likes of Van Morrison, Keith Richards and Carlos Santana; making TV commercials (Lee Jeans); appearing in films (The Blues Brothers); and even starring in Pete Townshend's musical adaptation of Ted Hughes' story The Iron Man. His was an extraordinary life. Born in the American deep south, he moved to Detroit and then, in a career spanning over fifty years, recorded hypnotic blues classics such as 'Boogie Chillen', rhythm-and-blues anthems such as 'Dimples' and 'Boom Boom' and, in his final, glorious renaissance, the Grammy-winning album The Healer. Charles Shaar Murray's authoritative biography vividly, and often in John Lee Hooker's own words, does magnificent justice to the man and his music.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Canongate Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0857862030
• ISBN 13: 9780857862037
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 656