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A raw, heartfelt memoir of an unlikely collaboration between an earnest young harmonica player and a charismatic, streetwise Harlem musician. 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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mister Satan: Add a description of this character.
- Mister Adam
- Gail
- Helen
- Huck
- William
- Mister Larry
- Arkady
- Bobby Robinson
- Mister Danny
- Margo
- Mister Marvin
- Ernie
- Dee Dee
- Jim
- Ricky
- Rachel
- Charlie
- Miss Macie
- Dan Lynch
- Jacqui
- Little Walter
- Robyn
- Westlake
- Magic Dick
- Malcolm
- Esther
- Joshua
- Sterling Magee
- John
- Walker
- Mr. Gants
- Duke
- Bram
- Jack
- Mister Oscar
- Bo Diddley
- Adams
- B.b. King
- Mr. Simms
- Tom Sawyer
- Sandra
- Doreen
- Spruill
Setting & Locations edit
- Harlem
- New York City
- Mississippi
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Paris
- Princeton
- Columbia
- Florida
- America
- Richmond
- Europe
- Hartford
- Brooklyn
- Virginia
- Panama
- Texas
- St. Petersburg
- Halifax
- Central Park
- Philadelphia
- Amsterdam
- Norfolk
- Mount Olive
- Kentucky
- Kansas City
- Big River
- Manhattan Island
- Berkeley
- New Year
- Long Island
- Pittsburgh
Authors & Contributors edit
- Adam Gussow (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 067945022X
Page Count: 402
Publisher: Pantheon
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 067945022X
Page Count: 402
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 780
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