Big Boss Man

Alcoholic. Epileptic. Technically Challenged. Jimmy Reed Nevertheless Overcame These Roadblocks To Become Perhaps The Most Successful R&B/Pop Cross-Over Artist Of The ''50S With Songs Like Big Boss Man And Bright Lights Big City. Musicians Family Members And Those Whose Lives Reed Touched Offer Revealing And Heart-Wrenching Insights Into This Now-Revered Bluesman. While Reed''S Alcoholism Was No Secret Its Effect On His Musicianship Is Less Understood. This Engaging Book Tells The Real Story That Until Now Has Not Been Told.