Brother Ray and I now tour the world, but in the Fifties we worked our way up through the southern chitlin circuit. This book gets down to the nitty-gritty of those days, the smoke, the sweat, and the music. B B KingThis makes for exciting reading.Lydon's portrait is a highly engaging one, building into a mammoth account that covers the singer's decline in the 1970s as well as his resurgence a decade later. Lydon's understanding of both Charles's appeal and his impact on popular music has a convincing authority, and his ...
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Brother Ray and I now tour the world, but in the Fifties we worked our way up through the southern chitlin circuit. This book gets down to the nitty-gritty of those days, the smoke, the sweat, and the music. B B KingThis makes for exciting reading.Lydon's portrait is a highly engaging one, building into a mammoth account that covers the singer's decline in the 1970s as well as his resurgence a decade later. Lydon's understanding of both Charles's appeal and his impact on popular music has a convincing authority, and his frank discussion of the more unsavoury aspect's of the singers life - heroine addiction and numerous infidelities - brings a sobering shade to the colourful image of the man whom Stevie Wonder respectfully refers to as Uncle Ray. Independent on Sunday
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Very good in very good dust jacket. small tears at top of spine of jacket; ends of text block soiled. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 436 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
