B. B. King. Il blues intorno a me. L’autobiografia di B. B. King

Le pagine fanno riferimento alla traduzione italiana pubblicata da Tarab edizioni nel 1997

ARTISTI

• AC Williams pag 88
• Al Hibbler pag 105
• Al Jackson pag 88
  • Jelly Jelly
• Al Jackson Jr. pag 88
• Al Kooper pag 189
• Alber Collins pag 225
• Albert King pag 195
  • Crosscut Saw
  • Born Under A Bad Sign
  • I’ll Play The Blues For You
• Albertina Walker pag 143
• Amett Cobb pag 213
• Amos Milburn pag 91, 235
  • Chicken Shack Boogie
  • One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
  • Thinking And Drinking
  • Just One More Drink
  • Bad Bad Whiskey
• Andres Segovia pag 150
• Andy Williams pag 195
• Aretha Franklin pag 152
• Art Blakey pag 230
• Art Tatum pag 93
• Beatles pag 152
• Ben Webster pag 81
• Benny Goodman pag 53
  • King Porter Stomp
  • Sometimes I’m Happy
  • Let’s Dance
• Berney Kessel pag 102, 124
• Bert De Coteaux pag 194
• Bessie Smith pag 23
  • Empty Bed Blues
• Big Bill Broonzy pag 81
• Big Bopper pag 160
• Big Boy Crudup pag 54
  • That’s All Right pag 135
• Bill Haley & The Comets pag 134, 230
• Bill Harvey pag 102
• Billie Holiday pag 34
  • God Bless The Child
• Billy Eckstine pag 88, 94, 130
• Billy May pag 149
• Bing Crosby pag 92
  • Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra
• Blind Boy Fuller pag 54
• Blind Lemon Jefferson pag 22, 211, 215
  • Rabbit Foot Blues
  • Shuckin’ Sugar Blues
  • That Crawling Baby Blues
  • Mosquito Moan
• Blood Sweet & Tears pag 189
• Bluesbreakers pag 156
• Bob Dylan pag 181, 189
• Bobby Bland pag 99, 154, 203, 230
• Bobby Forte pag 160, 179
• Bo Diddley pag 13
• Booker T & MG’s pag 88
• Brownie McGhee pag 96
• Buddy Guy pag 195, 225
• Buddy Holly pag 160
• Buddy Johnson pag 144
• Bull Moose Jackson pag 105
• Bukka White (Booket T. Washington White) pag 23, 181
  • Aberdeen Mississippi Blues
  • Shake’em On Down
• Calep Emphrey Jr. pag 221
• Calvin Owens pag 125, 213
• Carla Thomas pag 152
• Carole King pag 196
  • Tapestry
• Carpenters pag 200
• Cat Anderson pag 100
• Cecil Grant pag 93
• Charles Brown pag 92, 93, 133
  • Drifting Blues
  • Merry Christmas Baby
  • Tell Me You’ll Wait for Me
• Charlie “Bird” Parker pag 55, 81, 94, 118, 232
  • Confessing The Blues
  • Hottie Blues
• Charlie Christian pag 53, 102, 235
• Chubby Checker pag 154
• Chuck Berry pag 132, 133, 147
  • Maybellene
  • Roll Over Beethoven
• Clara Ward pag 143
• Clifford Brown pag 230
• Cole Porter pag 149
• Coleman Hawkins “papà del sassofono” pag 102
• Count Basie pag 54, 126
• Crusaders pag 213
• Dave Porter pag 152
• David “Fathead” Newman pag 213, 230
• Dexter Gordon pag 94
• Diana Ross pag 195
• Dick Cole pag 88
• Dinah Washington pag 105
• Dixie Hummingbirds pag 52
  • Joshua Journeyed To Jericho
• Dizzy Gillespie pag 81, 94, 118, 236
  • Back Home Blues
• Django Reinhardt pag 80, 235
  • Nuages
  • Nocturne
• Dr.John pag 202
• Doc Clayton pag 95
• Don Wilkerson pag 213
• Duke Ellington pag 54, 214
• Duke Jethro pag 160, 179
• Eagles pag 194
• Earl Bostic pag 107
  • Apollo Theather Jump
• Earl Hines pag 93, 94
• Earl Hooker pag 189
• Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson pag 108
  • I’m Gonna Wind your Clock
• Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones pag 117
  • The Thing That I Used to Do
• Electric Flag pag 181
• Ella Fitzgerald pag 149
• Elmore James pag 23, 61, 104
• Elvin Bishop pag 181
• Elvis Presley pag 105, 135, 206, 216
  • Heartbreak Hotel
  • Don’t be Cruel
  • Hound Dog
• Eric Clapton pag 156, 190, 225
• Ernie Wilkins pag 126
• Etta James pag 147, 233
• Evelyn Young pag 125
• Fats Domino pag 108, 133, 151, 186
  • The Fat Man
  • Ain’t That a Shame
  • Blueberry Hill
• Fats Waller pag 88
• Fletcher Henderson pag 53
• Frank Sinatra pag 149, 205
• Frankie Laine pag 195
• Fred Ford pag 102, 213
• Freddie Green pag 53
• Freddie King pag 196, 230
  • Palace of the King
• Funkadelic pag 203
• Gary Wright pag 202
• Gatemouth Moore pag 88
• Gene Harris pag 223
• George Burns pag 200
• George Clinton pag 203
• George Coleman pag 124
• George Gershwin pag 149
• Georgia Gibbs pag 134
• Gladys Night & The Pips pag 208, 215
• Golden Gate Quartet pag 36
  • Precious Lord
  • Working On The Building
• Grand Ole Opry pag 54
• Grandpa Jones pag 54
• Grateful Dead pag 188
• H-Bomb Ferguson pag 109
• Hadda Brooks pag 104
• Hank Crawford pag 125, 213
• Herb Kessel pag 124
• Herman Green pag 98
• Hog Cooper pag 230
• Hot Rod Hulbert pag 88
• Howard Carroll pag 52
• Howlin’ Wolf pag 81, 147, 180
• Ike pag 201
• Illinois Jacques pag 81, 95
• Impressions pag 151
  • Gypsy Woman
  • It’s All Right
• Ink Spots pag 36
  • Precious Lord
  • Working On The Building
• Ira Tucker pag 52
• Isaac Hayes pag 152
• Isley Brother pag 154, 189
• Jackie Gleason pag 118
• Jackie Wilson pag 152, 154
  • Doggin’ Around
• James Bolden pag 213, 221
• James Brown pag 117, 152
• James Clay pag 230
• James Cleveland pag 143
  • Peace be Still
• James Taylor pag 214
  • Nothing Like a Hunder Miles
• James Toney pag 221
• Jay McShann pag 55, 119, 194
• Jeff Beck pag 189
• Jefferson Airplane pag 188
• Jerry Lewis pag 105
• Jesse Belvin pag 202
• Jim Keltner pag 202
• Jimmie Rodgers pag 23
  • Blues
  • How do you do?
• Jimmy Page pag 189
• Jimmy Red pag 133, 230
  • I Do
  • Big Boss Man
• Jimmy Rushing “Mr Five by five” pag 54, 235
• Jimmy Vaughan pag 225
• Jimi Hendrix pag 189
  • Foxy Lady
  • Wild Thing
  • Hey Joe
  • Rock me Baby (cover)
• J.M. Reverend Gates pag 23
  • Death’s black train
• Jo Anne pag 202
  • Guess Who
• Joe Louis Walker pag 225
• Joe Turner pag 55, 133, 147, 235
  • Rattle and Roll
  • Flip, Flop and Fly
• Joe Williams pag 126, 156
• John Coltrane pag 137, 232
• John Lee Hooker pag 81, 104
• John Lennon pag 156, 202
• John Mayall pag 156
• Johnny Ace pag 109
  • My Song
  • Cross my Heart
• Johnny Cash pag 105
• Johnny Mercer pag 213
• Johnny Moore pag 92, 93
• Johnny Otis pag 120
  • Prisoner of Love
• Johnny Shines pag 61
• Johnny Smith pag 124
• Johnny “Rabbit” Hodges pag 81
• Johnny Winter pag 180
• Junior Parker pag 81
• Junior Welles pag 225
• Keb Mo’ pag 226
• Keith Richards pag 181, 188
• Kelly Joe Phelps pag 226
• Kenneth Sands pag 179
• Kenny Burrell (chitarrista jazz preferito di BB) pag 223
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd pag 226
• Kings of Rhythm pag 104
  • Rocket 88
• King Kolax pag 126
• Larry Darnell pag 105
• Laurie Tate pag 107
  • Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
• LaVern Baker pag 230
  
• Leadbelly pag 235
• Leon Russel pag 196
  • Hummingbird
• Leon Warren pag 221
• Leonard Feathers pag 160
  • How Blues Can you Get?
• Les Paul pag 81, 95, 149
  • Jazz at the Philarmonic
  • How High the Moon
  • The World is Waiting for the Sunrise
• Lester Young pag 81, 232
• Lightin’ Hopkins pag 92, 230
• Lionel Hampton pag 81, 95
  • Flying Home
• Little Esther pag 105
• Little Jimmy Scott pag 107
  • I’ll Close my Eyes
• Little Milton pag 225, 235
• Little Richard pag 132,, 189
  • Tutti Frutti
  • Long Tall Sally
  • Slippin’ and Slidin’
• Little Walter pag 81, 180
• Little Willie Littlefield pag 125
• Lloyd Glenn pag 93, 151, 213
• Lloyd Price pag 151
  • Stagger Lee
  • Personality
• Lonnie Johnson pag 22, 211, 235
  • Tomorrow Night
  • Bow Leggd Baby
• Louis Armstrong pag 88, 186
• Louis Jordan pag 67, 81, 87, 92, 93, 95, 102, 147, 235
  • Somebody Changes The Lock On My Door
  • Buzz Me Baby
  • Nobody’s Here But Us Chickens
  • Reet Petite and Gone
  • Saturday Night Fish Fry
• Lovin’ Spoonful pag 202
  • Summer in the City
• Lowell Fulson “Gigante dormiente del blues” pag 93, 107, 126
  • Three o’Clock Blues
  • Blue Shadows
  • Everyday I Have the Blues
• Luciano Pavarotti pag 223
• Lucky Millinder pag 123
• Lucky Peterson pag 225
• Luther Allison pag 225
• Ma Rainey pag 23
  • See See Rider Blues
• Mahalia Jackson pag 143
• Major Holley pag 213
• Mamie Smith pag 23
  • Crazy Blues
• Mance Lipscomb pag 235
• Marshall Tucker Band pag 201, 216
  • Take the Highway
• Martha Reeves & The Vandellas pag 152
• Marvin Gaye pag 152, 232
  • Can I get a Witness?
• Maxwell Davis pag 125
  • Slow Walk
• Maya Angelou pag 189
  • Get myself Somebody
• Melvin Jackson pag 221
• Memphis Horns pag 203
• Memphis Minnie pag 81
• Memphis Slim pag 81
  • Every Day I Have the Blues
• Michael Dolster pag 221
• Mike Bloomfield pag 180, 188, 226
• Miles Davis “Re del cool” “Principe delle tenebre” pag 94, 124, 137, 230
  • When I Fall in Love
  • It Never Entered my Mind
  • Green Dolphin Street
  • Round Midnight
• Millard Lee pag 130
• Milt Buckne pag 105
• Milt Jackson pag 235
  • Soul Brother
• Muddy Waters pag 23, 61, 81, 147, 180, 201
• Nat D. pag 88
• Nat “King” Cole pag 92, 93, 94, 118, 213, 214
  • Tea for Two
  • Route 65
  • Sweet Lorraine
  • Mother Told Me
  • Easy Lighting Blues
  • Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause he don’t Eat Meat)
• Nathan Cavalieri pag 226
• Neil Sedaka pag 195
• Nelson Riddle pag 149
• Orioles pag 105
• Oscar Moore pag 92, 93
• Oscar Peterson pag 137
• Otis Redding pag 152, 160
• Papa Jo Jones pag 55
  • One O’Clock Jump
  • Jumping At The Woodside
  • Taxi War Dance
• Pat Boone pag 134
• Patti Page pag 195
• Paul Butterfield pag 180
• Paul Chambers pag 137
• Pee Way Crayton pag 96, 235
• Pete Johnson pag 55
• Pete Townshend pag 190
• Percy Meyfield pag 108
• Philly Joe Jones pag 137
• Pilgrim traveleres pag 58
• Plas Johnson pag 223
• Prez
• Prince pag 215
• Quincy Jones pag 189
  • You Put it on me
• Ray Brown pag 223
• Ray Charles pag 93, 119, 133, 151, 152, 213, 223, 230, 235
  • Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
  • Drown in My Tears
  • The Right Time
  • What’d I Say
  • Georgia on my Mind
  • Hit the Road Jack
• Red Garland pag 137, 230
• Reverendo C.L. Franklin pag 142
  • The Eagle Stirreth her Nest
• Richie Valens pag 160
• Ringo Star pag 202
• Robert Cray pag 225
• Robert Johnson pag 23, 61, 154
• Robert Jr. Lockwood pag 55
• Rolling Stones pag 181, 201, 216
  • Ruby Tuesday
  • Jumpin’ Jack Flash
  • Honky Tonky Women
• Rosemary Clooney pag 195
• Roy Brown pag 93, 95
  • Rockin’ at Midnight
  • Boogie at Midnight
  • Good Rockin’ Tonight
  • All She Wants to Do is Rock
• Roy Clark pag 202
• Roy Hawkins pag 125, 194
  • The Thrill is Gone
• Roy Milton pag 91, 93
  • Hop
  • Skip and Jump
• Rufus Thomas pag 88, 117, 152
  • Do the Funky Chicken
  • Walking the Dog
• Ruth Brown pag 107
  • I Can Dream, Can I?
• Sam Cooke pag 134, 154, 157, 232
  • Twistin’ the Night Away
• Sam & Dave pag 152
• Sarah Vaughan pag 118, 149, 156
• Sly & The Family Stone pag 203
• Smokey Hogg pag 125
• Smokey Robinson pag 152, 233
• Solomon Burke pag 152
• Sonny Boy #2 Williamson pag 41, 180
• Sonny Boy #2 “Rice Miller” pag 55, 83
  • Fattening Frogs for Snake
• Sonny Freeman pag 144, 179
• Sonny Terry pag 96
• Soul Stirrers pag 52, 143
• Stan Keaton pag 118
• Staples Singers pag 203
  • Respect yourself
• Stevie Ray Vaughan pag 225, 226
• Stevie Winwood pag 202
• Stevie “Little” Wonder pag 152, 202, 203
  • To Know you is to Love you
• Sweet Edison pag 100, 223
• Syreeta Wright pag 203
• T-Bone Walker pag 62, 117, 154, 211, 215, 226, 235
  • Stormy Monday
• Taj Mahal pag 225
• Tampa Red pag 54, 104
  • She’s Dynamite
• The Famous St. John Gospel Singers pag 51
• Thelonious Monk pag 230
• Theo Wade pag 88
• Three Blazers pag 92, 93
• Tina Turner pag 201
• Tiny Bradshaw pag 109
• Tiny Grimes pag 93, 94
• Tommy Dorsey pag 149
  • In the Wee Small Hours
• Tony Bennet pag 133, 200
  • You can’t Fool my Heart
  • On my Word of Honour
• Tony Coleman pag 221
• Troy Caldwell pag 201
• Tuff Green pag 99
• Tympany Five pag 67
  • Knock Me a Kiss
  • I’m Gonna Move to Outskirt of the Town
  • What’s the Use of Getting Sober When You Gonna Get Drunk Again
• U2 pag 216
  • The Joshua Tree
• Urbie Green pag 223
• Walter Page pag 54
• Walter Brown pag 55, 194
  • Confessin’ the Blues
• Walter “Shakey Walter” Horton pag 95
• Walter Riley King pag 221
• Wayne Jackson pag 203
• W.C. Handy pag 76
  • Beale Street Blues
  • St. Louis Blues
  • Basin Street Blues
  • Memphis Blues
• Wes Montgomery pag 125
• Whispers pag 235
• Wilbert Freeman pag 179
• Willie Nelson pag 223
  • You are Always on my Mind
  • Three Times a Lady
• Woody Shaw pag 213
• Wynonie Harris pag 93, 95, 109
  • All She Wants to Do is Rock

BRANI

• You Are My Sunshine (classico country) pag 36
• Old Rugged Cross pag 59
• Working On The Building pag 59
• I Know The Lord Will Make a Way pag 59
• Blues At Sunrise pag 84
• Take A Swing With Me pag 100
• How Do You Feel When Your Baby Packs Up And Goes pag 100
• I’ve Got The Blues pag 100
• Miss Martha King pag 100
• One O’Clock Jump pag 103
• My Own Fault pag 116, 147
• You Didn’t Want Me pag 116
• Story From My Heart And Soul pag 116
• You Know I Love You pag 116
• Woke Up This Morning pag 119
• Please Love Me pag 119
• Neighborhood Affair pag 119
• She’s Dynamite pag 122
• B.B.’ Blues pag 122
• You Upset Me Baby pag 122, 188
• How High The Moon pag 124
• Body And Soul pag 124
• Sweet Little Angel pag 126
• Sweet Sixteen pag 126
• Sneakin’ Around pag 132
• Early Every Morning pag 132
• Bim Bam Boom (odiata da BB) pag 133
• I Like You So pag 133
• My Reward pag 133
• The Great Pretender pag 133
• Unchained Melody pag 134
• I Am pag 134
• You Know I Love You pag 138
• I Want Get Married pag 143
• Please Accept My Love pag 147
• Got A Right To Love My Baby pag 147
• Driving Wheel pag 147
• Catfish Blues pag 147
• Walkin’ Dr. Bill pag 147
• Precious Lord pag 151
• Jesus Gave Me Water pag 151
• I’m Gonna Sit In Till You Gave In pag 151
• Blues At Midnight pag 151
• My Baby’s Coming Home pag 151
• Slowly Losing My Mind pag 151
• Rock Me Baby pag 154
• Sweet Sixteen pag 154
• When Love Comes To Town pag 216
• Paying the Coast to the Boss pag 189
• Summer in the City (odiata) dei Lovin’ Spoonful pag 202

ALBUM

• Jazz At The Philarmonics pag 102
• Singin’ The Blues pag 110
• My Kind Of Blues (uno dei preferiti di BB) pag 147
• Live At The Regal pag 160
• Indianola Mississippi Seeds (con Carole King) pag 196
  • King’s Special e Chains And Things con Carole King
• Live in Cook County Jail pag 199
• Live in London pag 202
• Guess Who pag 202
• To Know You Is To Love You pag 203
• B.B. King and Bobby Bland Together For The First Time Live pag 203
  • Black Night, Driving Wheel, Going Down Slow
• Midnight Believer pag 213
  • When It All Comes Down (I’ll Still Be Around), Never Make a Move Too Soon
• There Must Be a Better World pag 213
• Blues ‘n’ Jazz pag 213
• Ruttle And Hum pag 217
• Lucille Talks Back pag 189

LIBRI

• Urban Blues pag 181,231
• Lady Singing The Blues pag 232
• The Arrival Of B.B. King pag 234

FILM

• Stormy Weather pag 207
• Tutto in una notte pag 215
• For Love of Ivy pag 189
• Ufficiale e Gentiluomo pag 70

EVENTI

• Attentato al Federal Building del 1995 pag 237
• Reverendo Franklin, Dott. King e Medgar Evers per la lotta razziale pag 183