Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars

The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Mark Ribowsky (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2018
Chicago Review Press (Verlag)
978-1-61373-877-1 (ISBN)

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This intimate story of Lynyrd Skynyrd tells of how a band of lost souls and self-destructive misfits with uncertain artistic objectives clawed their way to the top of the rock 'n’ roll world. Based on interviews with surviving band members, Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars shares how lead singer and front man Ronnie Van Zant guided the band’s hugely successful five-year run and, in the process, created not only a new country rock idiom, but a new Confederacy in constant conflict with old Southern totems and prejudices. Placing the music and personae of Skynyrd into a broad cultural context, this book gives a new perspective to a history of stage fights, motel-room destructions, cunning business deals, and brilliant studio productions. It also offers a greater appreciation for a band whose legacy, in the aftermath of their last plane ride, has since descended into self-caricature.

Mark Ribowsky has written 12 books, including widely praised biographies of James Taylor, Tom Landry, Howard Cosell, Phil Spector, and Satchel Paige. He has also contributed extensively to magazines including Playboy, Penthouse, and High Times. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida.

Erscheinungsdatum	17.02.2018
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Chicago
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	399 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
ISBN-10	1-61373-877-3 / 1613738773
ISBN-13	978-1-61373-877-1 / 9781613738771
Zustand	Neuware