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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 781.643092 EAN: 9780879308780 ISBN: 0879308788 Label: Backbeat Books Manufacturer: Backbeat Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 360 Publication Date: August 28, 2006 Publisher: Backbeat Books Studio: Backbeat Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Alcoholic. Epileptic. Technically challenged. Described as all this and worse, Jimmy Reed nevertheless overcame these roadblocks to become perhaps the most successful R&B/pop crossover artist of the '50s. In Big Boss Man, musicians, family members, and those whose lives Reed touched offer revealing and heart-wrenching insights into this now-revered bluesman. Although Reed’s alcoholism was no secret, its effect on his musicianship is less understood — this and more is explored in this comprehensive biography of a classic bluesman. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Big Boss Book On The Big Boss Man!The miraculous progress in blues scholarship over the last 20 years or so continues with this book about the great Jimmy Reed. There were virtually no liner notes on Jimmy Reed albums, so a well researched book like this one fills in much needed information. The bonus of a book like this is the circular effect of reading it. Jimmy Reed's music draws you to the book, and reading the book sends you back to the music to hear musical observations the author points out. The end result is a ... Read More Rating:  - Not Bad!A valuable book, but more sense could be made of out the interviewees' conflicting recollections of Reed. Also, some facts are erroneous: the Beatles didn't record "Take Out Some Insurance" with Frank Ifield, as Romano asserts. A live recording of Ifield singing the song (backed by other British musicians) was issued on an LP that included both performances by Ifield and by the Beatles, but NOT together. Curiously, the Beatles were involved with Tony Sheridan, who did record the song. Romano ... Read More Rating: - great readThis book looks at the life of Jimmy Reed. His music was and still is wonderful and very influencial. This book tells of his troubles of trying to make it to his successes to comebacks and all of the struggles he faced inbetween. It's a fascinating story that is very historical in it's content, but also a captivating read. 
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