Blues Dream of Billy Boy Arnold

"Billy Boy Arnold, born in 1935, is one of the few native Chicagoans who both cultivated a career in the blues and stayed in Chicago. His perspective on Chicago's music, people, and places is rare and valuable. Arnold has worked with generations of musicians-from Tampa Red and Howlin' Wolf and to Muddy Waters and Paul Butterfield-on countless recordings, witnessing the decline of country blues, the dawn of electric blues, the onset of blues-inspired rock, and more. Here, with writer Kim Field, he gets it all down on paper-including the story of how he named Bo Diddley Bo Diddley"--

About the author

Billy Boy Arnold was born in Chicago in 1935. A harmonica player, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, he has played with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and others. His many albums include More Blues on the South Side, Eldorado Cadillac, and The Blues Soul of Billy Boy Arnold. He is a member of the Blues Hall of Fame and the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame. Kim Field is an active musician and the author of Harmonicas, Harps, and Heavy Breathers: The Evolution of the People's Instrument.

Summary

The frank, funny, and unforgettable autobiography of a living legend of Chicago blues.

Product details

• Authors: Billy Boy Arnold, Billy Boy Field Arnold, Arnold Billy Boy, Kim Field, Field Kim
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9780226809205
• ISBN: 978-0-226-80920-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions; Chicago Visions and Revisions (CHUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; USA, Blues, MUSIC / History & Criticism, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, United States of America, USA, Music reviews & criticism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Music reviews and criticism, Music: styles and genres