It ain't easy : Long John Baldry and the birth of the British blues / Paul Myers.
TITLE:
It ain't easy : Long John Baldry and the birth of the British blues / Paul Myers.
Alternate Title:
It is not easy
Publication Date:
2007
Publication Information:
Vancouver : Greystone Books,
Physical Description:
269 p. : ill., ports.
Summary:
It Ain't Easy features exclusive personal recollections from artists such as Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Sir Paul McCartney, John Mayall, and Mick Fleetwood, as well as interviews with renowned music industry insiders like songwriter/producer Tony Macaulay, Yardbirds manager Giorgio Gomelsky, ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, filmmaker Cameron Crowe, and others. Extensively researched, It Ain't Easy traces Baldry's extraordinary life from his birth during the London Blitz, to his discovery of black American music, to the sexual revolution, to the musical and social upheaval of the 1960s and '70s, and to his eventual happy retreat to the tranquility of Canada's Pacific Coast.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781553652007
General Note:
Includes index.
