Tales from the Rock 'n' Roll Highway - Softcover

Brant, Marley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082308437X ISBN 13: 9780823084371

Publisher: Billboard Books, 2004

Synopsis

A collection of stories about what goes on behind the scenes in the world of rock and roll describes the experiences and lives of musicians in their own words, with featured artists ranging from the Sex Pistols to the Allman Brothers Band. Original.

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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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Billboard Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 082308437X
• ISBN 13: 9780823084371
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256