Blues All Around Me

"Charming...honest...transcendent...an eloquent autobiography...It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a closefriend. Aficionados of the blues will find plenty to pique their interest, but the book truly shines because of the portrait itpaints of a man who has made kindness and respect a lifelong philosophy."--Billboard "The thrill is never gone."--"USA Today" Charming...honest...transcendent...an eloquent autobiography...It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a closefriend. Aficionados of the blues will find plenty to pique their interest, but the book truly shines because of the portrait itpaints of a man who has made kindness and respect a lifelong philosophy. --Billboard" B.B. King is the preeminent living practioner of the blues Blues All Around Me is a treasure trove of informatino told with real feeling --"Washinton Post Book World"" An excellent musical life dotted with encounters from everyone from Sonny Boy Williamson and Miles Davis to Stevie Ray Vaughn --"Philadelphia Inquirer"" Candid heartbreaking deceptively and disarmingly casual and controversial King s book is as self-questioningly honest as any blues song. --"Houston Chronicle"" An amazing success story an eminently entertaining tale of a true American hero. --"Austin American-Statesman"" For almost 50 years, King has let his guitar, Lucille, do the talking. Now the celebrated bluesman tells his own gutsy story. --"Buzz"" A classy book from a classy man straightforward, frank, unaffected, and breezy, with many funny, insightful stories and anecdotes. --"Seattle Times"" King tells his very American success story with the lyricism and leisurely pace of a born storyteller with warmth and sincerity. --"Rolling Stone"" This is one of the best recent pop-music bios. King speaks straight from the soul, it seems, just like he plays guitar. --"Booklist"" Excellent...provocative...King comes off in print not unlike he does in his music: warm and polite, down gome and sophisticated, expressive and tasteful. --"Orlando Sentinel"" The thrill is never gone. --"USA Today"" B.B. s life and 50-year career is a precious piece of American history that no one could have told better except maybe Lucille. --"Vibe"" "The thrill is never gone."--USA Today "Excellent...provocative...King comes off in print not unlike he does in his music: warm and polite, down gome and sophisticated, expressive and tasteful."--Orlando Sentinel "This is one of the best recent pop-music bios. King speaks straight from the soul, it seems, just like he plays guitar."--Booklist "King tells his very American success story with the lyricism and leisurely pace of a born storyteller...with warmth and sincerity."--Rolling Stone "A classy book from a classy man...straightforward, frank, unaffected, and breezy, with many funny, insightful stories and anecdotes."--Seattle Times "For almost 50 years, King has let his guitar, Lucille, do the talking. Now the celebrated bluesman tells his own gutsy story."--Buzz "An amazing success story...an eminently entertaining tale of a true American hero."--Austin American-Statesman "B.B.'s life and 50-year career is a precious piece of American history that no one could have told better--except maybe Lucille."--Vibe "Candid...heartbreaking...deceptively and disarmingly casual and controversial...King's book is as self-questioningly honest as any blues song."--Houston Chronicle "An excellent musical life...dotted with encounters from everyone from Sonny Boy Williamson and Miles Davis to Stevie Ray Vaughn"--Philadelphia Inquirer "B.B. King is the preeminent living practioner of the blues...Blues All Around Me is a treasure trove of informatino...told with real feeling"--Washinton Post Book World