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050	0	0	_aML3521 _b.W96 2001
082	1		_aREF 784.5 WYM _2
100	1		_aWyman, Bill
245	1	0	_aBill Wyman's [blues odyssey] _c/ Bill Wyman
250			_a1st American ed.
260			_a; New York _b: DK Publishing _c, 2001
300			_a400 p. _b: illus. _c; 29 cm.
504			_aIncludes discographies and index.
520			_aIn this evocative and intensely personal history of the blues, Bill Wyman pays tribute to the musicians who inspired him and whose music he took around the world as a member of the Rolling Stones. The starting point of Bill's Odyssey is the journey of African slaves to the plantations of America's Deep South. We follow their descendants as they walk, travel the highways, and ride the railroads out of the Delta and the troubled South via Memphis to the northern cities of Chicago and St. Louis. But this is no superficial history: Bill Wyman's in-depth odyssey reveals a society where poverty and injustice as well as love and faith, found their expression in a musical style that gave birth to rock 'n' roll. Location shots of smoky juke joints, railroad stations, and endless highways combine with richly detailed maps to bring the Blues alive. Feature spreads with previously unpublished photographs from Bill Wyman's personal archive showcase 40 Blues legends from Robert Johnson to John Lee Hooker, telling the story of their fascinating and often troubled lives. Bill Wyman is a legend in his own right. He has known and played with many of the Blues legends, and his personal knowledge and unprecedented access give this book an authenticity that is almost impossible to match.
546			_aEnglish
650		4	_aBlues (Music) _x-History and criticism
650		4	_aRhythm and blues music
700	1		_aHavers, Richard
942			_cMO
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