![]() ![]() He is a member of the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame, and has more than 74 albums to his credit. He is the recipient of uncountable honors and awards, including an honorary doctorate from Yale University, a Presidential Medal of the Arts, an MTV award for Best Video ("When Love Comes To Town"), and seven Grammy Awards (with sixteen nominations). ![]() Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. ![]() King hit the road in 1951 and has been on it ever since. Read reviews and buy Blues All Around Me - by B B King & David Ritz (Paperback) at Target. Rolling Stone calls B.B.s memoir a very American success story told with the lyricism and. B.' s own long but ultimately triumphant struggle for crossover success, during which he remained unwaveringly true to the music of his heart.Īuthor Biography: B.B. Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B. ![]() 's story is the story of the blues-the evolution from country acoustic to urban electric the birth and explosion of rock 'n' roll-and B. I was born in the great Mississippi Delta, that part of America. In this riveting autobiography, he dramatizes his whirlwind adventures from the Memphis of the forties to the Moscow of the nineties with unflinching candor and sincerity-disclosing his complex relationships with women and chronicling his experience with racism, the Civil Rights movement, and the shifting politics of show business. From the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta to his celebrated position as the world's leading blues musician, B. ![]()
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