Boogie Man Charles Shaar Murray

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A vivid biography of John Lee Hooker, from a critically acclaimed journalist

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Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century by Charles Shaar Murray

'You the funkiest man alive.' Miles Davis' accolade was the perfect expression of John Lee Hooker's apotheosis as blues superstar: recording with the likes of Van Morrison, Keith Richards and Carlos Santana; making TV commercials (Lee Jeans); appearing in films (The Blues Brothers); and even starring in Pete Townshend's musical adaptation of Ted Hughes' story The Iron Man. His was an extraordinary life. Born in the American deep south, he moved to Detroit and then, in a career spanning over fifty years, recorded hypnotic blues classics such as 'Boogie Chillen', rhythm-and-blues anthems such as 'Dimples' and 'Boom Boom' and, in his final, glorious renaissance, the Grammy-winning album The Healer. Charles Shaar Murray's authoritative biography vividly, and often in John Lee Hooker's own words, does magnificent justice to the man and his music.

Boogie Man Reviews

Murray's book represents a paradigm of investigative biography: musical nuts and bolts threaded through vividly recounted social history and philosophical muscle, written by a thinking writer who knows exactly how to operate and manipulate language. Sprawling over 500 pages, Murray is word - and comma - perfect. -- Philip Clark * * Gramophone * *
Charles Shaar Murray combines a serious grasp of what he needs to take from post-modernist notions such as intertextuality or shamanism, and chastened common sense about life and sorrow, with an adult capacity to shut up and, a lot of the time, let John Lee himself do the talking -- Roz Kaveney
The new foreword drops tantalising hints that the chronology on which the book is based may be out by five or six years...this is a fascinatingly detailed account of an equally fascinating life. * * Record Collector * *

About Charles Shaar Murray

Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951) is an English music journalist. His first experience in journalism came in 1970 when he was asked to contribute to the satirical magazine Oz. In particular, he contributed to the notorious Schoolkids OZ issue, and was involved in the consequent obscenity trial. He then wrote for the New Musical Express from 1972 until 1986. His writing has also appeared in Q , Mojo, New Statesman, Prospect, Guardian, Observer, Daily Telegraph and Vogue.

Additional information

Sku

GOR004173202

ISBN 13

9780857862037

ISBN 10

0857862030

Title

Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century by Charles Shaar Murray

Author

Charles Shaar Murray

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Canongate Books Ltd

Year published

2011-11-03

Number of pages

656

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N/A

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Note

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