Sam Myers the blues is my story /
Sam Myers: The Blues Is My Story recounts the life of bluesman Sam Myers (1936-2006), as told in his own words to author Jeff Horton. Myers grew up visually handicapped in the Jim Crow South and left home to attend the state school for the blind at Piney Woods. Myers's intense desire to become...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2006
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | American made music series
American made music series |
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| Summary: | Sam Myers: The Blues Is My Story recounts the life of bluesman Sam Myers (1936-2006), as told in his own words to author Jeff Horton. Myers grew up visually handicapped in the Jim Crow South and left home to attend the state school for the blind at Piney Woods. Myers's intense desire to become a musician and a scholarship from the American Conservatory School of Music called him to Chicago. There in 1952 he joined Elmore James's band as a drummer and was featured on some of James's best-known recordings. Following the elder bluesman's death in 1963, Myers fronted bands of his own and recorded |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (185 p.) xii, 172 p. ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes discography (p. 145-153), song catalog (p. 155-156), bibliographical references (p. 163-164), and index |
| ISBN: | 1-282-48474-5 1-60473-145-1 9786612484742 |
| Access: | Access restricted by licensing agreement |