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I feel so good : the life and times of Big Bill Broonzy / Bob Riesman ; foreword by Peter Guralnick ; appreciation by Pete Townshend.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2011.Description: xxv, 324 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780226717456 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0226717453 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 782.421643092 B 22
Contents:
Swing low, sweet chariot -- My name is William Lee Conley Broonzy -- When will i get to be called a man? -- Let's go away from here! -- "I'm gonna play this guitar tonight from A to Z!" -- Serve it to me right -- State Street boys -- Just a dream -- Big Bill and Josh are here to play the blues for you -- Preachin' the blues -- Blues at midnight -- "That's the nicest guy I ever met in my life" -- Stranger in a strange land -- Nourish yourself on Big Bill -- "Be proud of what you are!" -- Too many isms -- Low light and blue smoke -- "A requiem for the blues" -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Selected discography -- Bill on film.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Swing low, sweet chariot -- My name is William Lee Conley Broonzy -- When will i get to be called a man? -- Let's go away from here! -- "I'm gonna play this guitar tonight from A to Z!" -- Serve it to me right -- State Street boys -- Just a dream -- Big Bill and Josh are here to play the blues for you -- Preachin' the blues -- Blues at midnight -- "That's the nicest guy I ever met in my life" -- Stranger in a strange land -- Nourish yourself on Big Bill -- "Be proud of what you are!" -- Too many isms -- Low light and blue smoke -- "A requiem for the blues" -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Selected discography -- Bill on film.

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