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Mister Satan's apprentice : a blues memoir / Adam Gussow.
| Author/creator | Gussow, Adam |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Pantheon Books, ©1998. |
| Description | viii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue: 1969 -- Part one: New life. If that don't bring her back ; Everybody in Harlem knows Satan ; Young man with a horn ; No bad fella ; White boys -- Part two: Pretty girls. Roaming ; Downhearted blues ; "La belle dame sans merci" ; Sweet Harlem summer -- Part three: Big river. Labor day ; Going someplace ; Catfish on the raft ; A gentle, fumbling thing ; Ball of fire ; Back down yonder -- Part four: Hot town. Do the right thing ; Billed out ; Angel sound -- Part five: Harlem blues. The same old mess ; What we've been trying for, all these years -- Epilogue: April 1998. |
| Abstract | Adam Gussow, shattered by failed love at twenty-seven, dedicated himself to blues music in an act of creative desperation. When he met Nat Riddles ("harmonica-man for all occasions"), he got what he was longing for: initiation into the New York "harp"--Playing demimonde and a headlong plunge into a Dionysian lifestyle that ended when Riddles' near-murder and flight compelled Adam to find a different mentor. Mister Satan was that man. Born Sterling Magee in Mississippi, Satan played guitar and various percussion instruments simultaneously, ferociously. He was also a soapbox preacher and environmental philosopher, an African-American genius of Shakespearean immensity. Defying cultural and generational divides, Adam and Mister Satan become fellow street musicians, would-be racial redeemers, and, eventually, an acclaimed performing duo. This is their remarkable story: at once the author's own coming of age and his account of the vicissitudes and tenacity of a friendship realized through a shared love of the blues. |
| LCCN | 98017671 |
| ISBN | 067945022X (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML419.G83 A3 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |