Can't Be Satisfied
The Life and Times of Muddy WatersFull Description
The epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters, who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, who invented electric blues and created the template for the rock-and-roll band and its wild lifestyle, is brought into sharp focus in this widely acclaimed biography. photos.
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Critical Praise
"Compelling.…Can't Be Satisfied is a biography that reads like a great suspense novel."
-Jeff Johnson, Chicago Sun-Times
"Not only a penetrating portrait of the man but also a biography of the blues itself.…Superb."
-Austin American-Statesman
"Gordon tells the tale with deeply researched hellaciousness; he doesn't let Muddy off the hook for bad behavior, and he nails the sound of men beating on the devil with guitars."
-Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly
"A brisk account of Waters's journey from the cotton fields of Mississippi to the clubs of Chicago and beyond.…With this entertaining and important book, Robert Gordon has made sure that future generations will never forget the original rolling stone."
-John Freeman, Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Category:
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Format:
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:
- 6/1/2003
- Price:
- $16.99/$19.99
- ISBN:
- 9780316164948
- Pages:
- 448
- Size:
- 6" x 9-1/4"
