Huey "Piano" Smith and the rocking pneumonia blues
John Wirt
Bok Engelsk 2014
Utgitt | Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press , 2014
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Omfang | 294 s. : ill.
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Opplysninger | Includes bibliographical references and indexes.. - |a Introduction: New Orleans ; Robertson Street boogie ; New arrivals ; They got another Guitar Slim ; Ace recording artist ; Rocking pneumonia ; Rockin' and drivin' ; Don't you just know it ; Clowns on stage ; Sea cruise ; The money's funny ; Pop-eye ; Christmas blues ; Pitter patting ; Jehovah's Witness ; Rocking pneumonia, part ii ; Disaster at Sea-Saint ; Red Stick ; You are entitled to and can collect your royalties ; You're fired ; Artists rights vs. artist ; A new suit ; Bankruptcy and farewells ; Pioneer days ; Piano night ; The money's still funny.. - Huey "Piano" Smith's musical legacy stands alongside that of fellow New Orleans legends Dr. John, Fats Domino, Ernie K-Doe, and Allen Toussaint. His 1957 classic, "Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" made Billboard's top R & B singles chart, and hundreds of artists including Aerosmith, the Grateful Dead, the Beach Boys, Johnny Rivers, and Chubby Checker have recorded his songs. The first biography of the artist responsible for hits "Don't You Just Know It" "High Blood Pressure" and "Sea Cruise" Huey "Piano" Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues follows the musician's extraordinary life from his Depression-era childhood to his teen years as a pianist for blues star Guitar Slim to his mainstream success in the 1950s and '60s.
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ISBN | 9780807152959(h.) : 171 kr
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