{"product_id":"boogie-man-the-adventures-of-john-lee-hooker-in-the-american-twentieth-century-9780312270063","title":"Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith John Lee Hooker's death in June 2001 the world lost one of the last great Mississippi Delta bluesmen. Acclaimed writer Charles Schaar Murray's\u003ci\u003e Boogie Man\u003c\/i\u003e is the authorized and authoritative biography of this musician whose extraordinary career spanned over fifty years and included over one-hundred albums and five Grammy Awards. Murray was given unparalleled access to Hooker, and lets him tell his own story in his own words, from life in the Deep South to San Francisco, from the 1948 blues anthem \"Boogie Chillen\" to the Grammy-winning album \u003ci\u003eThe Healer\u003c\/i\u003e nearly a half-century later. \u003ci\u003eBoogie Man\u003c\/i\u003e is far more than merely a brilliant biography of one man; it also gives the story of the music that inspired him. \"When I die,\" Hooker said, they'll bury the blues with me. But the blues will never die.\" Here is the book that does him and his music full justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Shaar Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 5.85w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312270063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2002 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Shaar Murray\u003c\/b\u003e's previous book, \u003ci\u003eCrosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and the Postwar Rock 'n' Roll Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, was called by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \"the best book on Hendrix,\" and rode their A-list for over two months before winning the prestigious Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45461306966131,"sku":"9780312270063","price":33.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_bba04a69-1228-4111-b8d7-aafdce9feb04.jpg?v=1788864685","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/boogie-man-the-adventures-of-john-lee-hooker-in-the-american-twentieth-century-9780312270063","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}