Slim Harpo: Blues King Bee of Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2016. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. Slim Harpo established Baton Rouge as a base for the blues. In the only complete biography of this internationally renowned blues singer and musician, Martin Hawkins traces Harpo’s rural upbringing near Louisiana’s capital, his professional development fostered by the local music scene, and his national success with R&B hits like Rainin’ in My Heart, Baby Scratch My Back, and I’m A King Bee, among others. Hawkins follows Harpo’s global musical impact from the early 1960s to today and offers a detailed look at the nature of the independent recording business that enabled his remarkable legacy. Item #27281
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