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Out of the Life on the Road with Muddy Waters begins with a moment lifted from a young musician s dreams Brian Bisesi a guitarist barely out of his teens is invited on stage to fill in for a missing member of the band backing blues legend Muddy Waters This life changing quirk of fate opens the door into a world of challenges and opportunities that Bisesi an Italian American reared in the comforts of a New York City suburb can barely imagine Despite their differences Bisesi and Waters hit it off and what might have been a one night stand turns into a career From 1978 to 1980 Bisesi works for Waters as his road manager bean counter and at times his confidant while often sitting in with the band Bisesi s years with the band take him to Europe Japan Canada and across the United States as Waters tours and parties with rock gods like Eric Clapton the Rolling Stones a Beatle and the gamut of musicians who came of age with Waters and introduced a younger generation to the blues In Out of the Blue Bisesi captures it from the pranks and tensions among bluesmen enduring a hard life on the road to observations about Waters s technique his love of champagne and reefer his eye for women and his sometimes acrid views of contemporary music Bisesi has sharp insights into the ill conceived management decisions that led to the dissolution of Waters s longest serving band in June of 1980 This book will rivet amuse and occasionally infuriate blues aficionados It is a raucous and intimate portrait of the blues scene at a pivotal moment in time that fascinates music historians and blues fans alike Out of the Blue Life on the Road with Muddy Waters American Made Music Series Interesting read about the Blue Singer Muddy Waters and the author s few years working touring with him and his band Written with much love for Muddy Waters and an interesting personal spin on what it s like to tour with a band and all the interconnectedness of many musicians Out of the Blue Life on the Road with Muddy Waters American Made Music Series