Best Seat in the House

Best Seat in the House

Author: Tom Stephen

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2018-11-06

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1773052748

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For 15 years, Tom Stephen had the unique distinction of being both drummer and manager of the Jeff Healey Band. The dual role was fraught with conflicts of interest. One minute, he was leading the debauched life of a rock musician; the next, he was disciplining the band for the havoc they caused. But few knew or understood Jeff Healey — a national icon and one of the world’s best blues guitarists — better. Funny and loyal, with a luminous mind and staggering talent, Healey was also provincial, stubborn, obnoxious, and antagonistic. This book explores both sides with honesty, clarity, and humor and reveals what life for the band was really like: Jeff challenging ZZ Top to a bowling competition — and winning; Bill Clinton inviting the band to the White House, and enjoying a special audience with Queen Elizabeth II. To say nothing of the legendary guitarist’s interactions with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Keith Richards, and more… Tom Stephen was there for it all. He believes that young fans deserve to experience Healey’s brilliance — to understand the complicated man behind those timeless sounds. Best Seat in the House offers an authentic perspective that fans won’t find elsewhere.


Crossroads

Crossroads

Author: Michael Schumacher

Publisher: Citadel Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780806524665

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From the moment he burst on to the music scene in 1965, Eric Clapton forever changed the face of the blues guitar. His brilliant musicianship inspired his fans in London to scrawl graffiti in the underground train proclaiming, "Clapton is God." Nearly forty years later, this multi-million selling, Grammy award-winning virtuoso guitarist is still winning adulation from a whole new generation of fans. Crossroads, the definitive portrait of the man and his music, reveals with compassion and insight both the depths of Clapton's pain and the roots of his musical power. Michael Schumacher traces his career from the early years of the Yardbirds and John Mayall to the legendary supergroups Cream and Derek and the Dominoes to the solo career that has lasted a quarter of a century. Crossroads also explores the tumultuous life -- his heroin addiction, the excruciating relationship with Patti Boyd (George Harrison's wife and the woman who inspired the classic "Layla"), the year of 1990 when he lost four close friends, and the devastating death of his four-year-old son Connor the following year. Both revealing and sympathetic, this is the ultimate look at the enduring legend who transformed personal suffering into lasting artistic triumph. -- Revised and updated to include details on Clapton's new marriage and his recent recordings and tour -- Complete with a comprehensive discography and tour history


The Beatles Uncovered

The Beatles Uncovered

Author: Dave Henderson

Publisher:

Published: 2001-09

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781902799049

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The bizarre world of Beatles cover versions, taking in the Good, the Bad and The Ugly.


Nothing is Real

Nothing is Real

Author: David Hepworth

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2018-11-01

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1473561043

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Pop music’s a simple pleasure. Is it catchy? Can you dance to it? Do you fancy the singer? But what’s fascinating about pop is our relationship with it. David Hepworth is interested in the human side of pop. He’s interested in how people make the stuff and, more importantly, what it means to us. In this collection of essays written throughout his career, Hepworth shows how it is possible to take music seriously and, at the same time, not drain the life out of it. From the legacy of the Beatles to the dramatic decline of the record shop via the bewildering nomenclature of musical genres; with characteristic insight and humour Hepworth asks some essential questions about music and, indeed, life: is it all about the drummer; are band managers misunderstood; and is it appropriate to play ‘Angels’ at funerals? As Pope John Paul II said ‘of all the unimportant things, football is the most important’. David Hepworth believes the same to be true of music and this selection of his best writing, covering the music of last fifty years, shows you precisely why. ‘This collection offers counterintuitive takes on everything from Sixties B-sides to wedding music’ - GQ


Crossroads

Crossroads

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13:

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This fresh, accessible, and strikingly designed look at the history and future of rock 'n' roll catalogs various artifacts in the collection of the Experience Music Project, a new Seattle rock museum designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry. Wood's Introduction is followed by essays by Jim Fricke, Peter Blocha, and others. 200 color illustrations.


Crossroads

Crossroads

Author: Elizabeth F. Barkley

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13:

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Innovative and lively, this comparative and integrative study of the multicultural music of the United States explores the music of Native Americans, European Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans, and Asian Americans-the five broad groups that constitute American society and that have complex, unique, and often intermingled musical traditions that are reflected in contemporary American music. It features a blended historical/social, ethnic, and musical approach; strong "contemporary" focus; and coverage of a wide variety of musical "styles. " Music in Multicultural America. Native American Music Traditions. The Roots of European/Anglo-American Music Traditions. The Roots of African American Music Traditions. The Roots of Hispanic/Latino Music Traditions. The Blues. Jazz. Gospel. Cajun and Zydeco. Country. The Urban Folk Revival. The Ethnic and Racial Roots of Rock 'n' Roll. Motown, Soul and Funk. Tejano, Banda, and Contemporary Mexican. Caribbean and Salsa. Asian American Music. Hip-Hop and Rap. For anyone interested in American Popular Music.


The Most Requested Acoustic Songs

The Most Requested Acoustic Songs

Author: Hal Leonard Corp

Publisher: Cherry Lane Music Company

Published: 2011-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781458403063

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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Featuring pop, rock, country & more, this fun 48-song collection includes favorite tunes such as: American Pie * Better Together * Black Water * The Boxer * Burn One Down * Cat's in the Cradle * Change the World * Crash into Me * Creep * Free Fallin' * I Walk the Line * I've Just Seen a Face * Landslide * More Than Words * Patience * Redemption Song * Summer Breeze * Time in a Bottle * Toes * You've Got a Friend * and many more.