{"product_id":"blues-all-around-me-the-autobiography-of-b-b-king-9780062061034","title":"Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B. B. King","description":"\"A treasure trove of information...told with real feeling.\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Charming...honest...transcendent.... It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a close friend.\" --\u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe undisputed king of the blues, B.B. King puts his life into words in a story that spans tragedy, triumph, and everything in between--and he tells it just how he plays it, straight from the heart. A true-to-life tale of overcoming monumental odds to succeed as an artist in an often unfriendly world, \u003cem\u003eBlues All Around Me\u003c\/em\u003e is also the story of how blues music changed during its migration from the Mississippi Delta to urban areas such as Chicago. \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone \u003c\/em\u003ecalls B.B.'s memoir a \"very American success story  told] with the lyricism and leisurely pace of a born storyteller.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing, B. B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eB. B. King's numerous honors include an honorary doctorate from Yale University, a Presidential Medal of the Arts, and fifteen Grammy Awards. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame, and has more than ninety albums and anthologies to his credit. At age eighty-four, he is still on the road, touring the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRitz, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid Ritz is the author of the acclaimed novels \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Brought the Dodgers Back to Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlue Notes Under a Green Felt Hat\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the only four-time winner of the Gleason Book of the Year Award. He's also co-written the memoirs of many celebrities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"It Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613019017490,"sku":"9780062061034","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b8e1f56-4c4a-47d2-a62a-3b223359fa16.jpg?v=1732383872","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blues-all-around-me-the-autobiography-of-b-b-king-9780062061034","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}