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Details how McKinley Morganfield, aka Muddy Waters, invented electric blues & created the template for the rock-&-roll band & its wild lifestyle. Alan Lomax, & his recordings of Muddy -- the first ever made -- rocketed him from farmhand to musical legend. In this first biography of Muddy Waters, Gordon excavates Muddy's mysterious past & early career, taking us from Mississippi cotton fields to postwar Chicago street corners. We meet the men & women who surrounded Muddy as his his style evolved. We get a primer on blues, including an introduction to the other essential musicians who shaped this bedrock of modern culture. Gordon evokes the creative process & takes us in the studio & on the road with Muddy's band as they drive across the South. Photos.
| ISBN-13 | 9780756786182 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0756786185 |
| Weight | 1.55 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.25 x 1.50 x 9.25 In |
| List Price | $26.00 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 408 pages |
| Publisher | Diane Pub Co |
| Published On | 2005-02-01 |
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