You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
One of the greatest white blues guitarists to ever come out of England, Peter Green founded Fleetwood Mac with John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. Considered an enigma as well as a great musician, he quit the band in the early 1970s, giving up fame and leaving behind original songs that have proved timeless. This fully authorized biography, by Green's close associate, reveals exactly why this happened.
Master of both country and urban blues a this Jewish cockney went on to write p hits that over the have proved timeless. Yet in the 1970s he gave it all up just like that. This book for the f time gets to grip with the personal trauma and creative tensions which underpinned Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac's rise to the top, and tells the story of one w revelled in the 60s synthetic heavens and somehow survived its very real hells.
Revised and updated, this is the second edition of Celmins' much acclaimed biography, charting the re-emergence of perhaps the greatest white blues guitarist ever. Includes new interviews and photographs. Prompted by the dismissive and exploitative portrayal of Peter Green in a TV documentary on Fleetwood Mac, music journalist and author Martin Celmins, from Yorkshire, England, set out to put the record straight. Over four years, he gained the confidence and co-operation of not only the guitarist's family and friends but ultimately Peter himself.
None
"This is a translation of the epic Greek poem by Homer."--Provided by publisher.
One of England's greatest blues guitarists, Peter Green was the founder of Fleetwood Mac. Considered an enigma as well as a brilliant musician, he quit the band in 1970. Written by Green's close associate, this biography challenges the accepted narrative about why he left Fleetwood Mac and what happened next. It tracks every stage of Green's career, from his semi-pro years playing bass to his rise to fame in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac, It also takes a closer look at Green's solo material and the personal trauma that saw him hit the headlines.
None
A meticulous analysis of Hellenistic culture spanning three centuries, from the death of Alexander the Great in 325 B.C. Green surveys every significant aspect of Hellenistic cultural development in this colorful, complex period that will fascinate all readers. 217 illustrations, 30 maps.
This biography portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career.