Boogie Man
aYou the funkiest man alive.a Miles Davisa accolade was the perfect expression of John Lee Hookeras apotheosis as blues superstar: recording with the likes of Van Morrison, Keith Richards and Carlos Santana; making TV commercials (Lee Jeans); appearing in films (The Blues Brothers); and even starring in Pete Townshendas musical adaptation of Ted Hughesa story The Iron Man. His was an extraordinary life. Born in the American deep south, he moved to Detroit and then, in a career spanning over fifty years, recorded hypnotic blues classics such as aBoogie Chillena, rhythm-and-blues anthems such as aDimplesa and aBoom Booma and, in his final, glorious renaissance, the Grammy-winning album The Healer. Charles Shaar Murrayas authoritative biography vividly, and often in John Lee Hookeras own words, does magnificent justice to the man and his music.Sometimes you feel like a club fighter who gets off a bus in the middle of nowhere , no cheers, no admiration, punches his way through ... John Lee Hooker, explaining a#39;Backbiters And Syndicatorsa#39; to the author, 1992 In 1990s usage, the expression a#39;Vee Jaya#39; generally designates a person gainfully employed to spout banalities on cable or satellite TV to link ... Al Smith, the latter a Chicago blues lifer whose career went all the way back to the era of Lester Melrose and Bluebird Records.
| Title | : | Boogie Man |
| Author | : | Charles Shaar Murray |
| Publisher | : | Canongate Books - 2011-11-03 |
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