Tales from the Rock N Roll Highway
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Book Description
Tales from the Rock ‘n' Roll Highway takes readers backstage, behind the scenes, into the studio, on the road, into the minds, and out on the street with anecdotes revealing what really goes on in living the rock and roll life.
Included are some of the most famous names in popular music, among them Gram Parsons, The Doors, David Crosby, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Sex Pistols, Three Dog Night, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, the Allman Brothers Band, and many, many more.
Tales told by musicians at all levels of experience, their roadies, radio personalities, music journalists, tour managers, and fans offer fascinating accounts of what really goes on during road trips and tours, as well as pranks, diversions, and outlandish behavior experienced through attempts at overcoming the tedium and loneliness of the rock and roll life. In their own words, artists tell their side of the story about their daily lives, the drawbacks to touring, the opportunities they are afforded, and how it all shakes out and what it all means to them.
Divided into chapters, with sections within each introduced by the author's narration, the book includes stories about studio experiences, record company interaction, macabre behavior, surprising encounters, groupies, drug and alcohol excesses, performances, bus tales, fan encounters, concert promoters, once-in-a-lifetime shows, and off-hand evaluations of other rockers.
Warning: Readers of this book may learn more than they ever cared to know about their favorite, or least favorite, artists.
From the Author
Many artists have participated in this project by offering first-person accounts including members of The Firm, Anthrax, Iron Butterfly, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Country Joe and the Fish, Meat Puppets, The Tubes, The Motels, Steppenwolf, Golden Earring, Wishbone Ash, Insane Clown Posse, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Herman's Hermits, Poco, Lynyrd Skynyrd, World Classic Rockers, Strawberry Alarm Clock, MC5, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sha Na Na, Orleans, Metal Shop, Big Country, Taste of Honey, America, Analog Pussy, Street Survivor, Blake Babies, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Big Head Todd, Chambawamba, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Marshall Tucker Band, Zak Daniels and the One-Eyed Monsters and solo artists including Dick Dale, Al Kooper, Graham Parker, Martha Reeves, Gloria Gaynor, Rick Rose, Rory Block, Nigel Olsson, Andrew Gold, Carol Kaye, Janis Ian, Gary Wright, Donna Frost, Johnny Chester, Kayt E. Wolf, Bobby Berge, Lee Underwood, Mel Carter, Frankie Ford, Neal Casal, Nick Gilder and others.
In addition to stories told about themselves or their bands, tales are told about Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, The Beatles, Mick Jagger, Tim Buckley, Bay City Rollers, Harry Chapin, Jefferson Airplane, John and Yoko, Blondie, Kiss, Phil Spector, Roberta Flack, Donna Summer, Aerosmith, Marilyn Manson, Howard Stern, Metallica, Carl Perkins, Stephen Stills, Led Zeppelin, Keith Moon, The Eagles, The Damned, Motley Crue, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jethro Tull, Fleetwood Mac, Nine Inch Nails, Joan Baez, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Mick Ronson, Roger Daltry, and many others.
There are over 30 photographs from the artists' private collections.
Tales from the Rock N Roll Highway,Marley Brant,Billboard Books,082308437X,Genres & Styles - Rock,History & Criticism - General,Music
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