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A “straight-dope, tell-all account” of touring with two of the world’s greatest bands of the 60s and 70s—A “fast-moving narrative of rock-n-roll excess” (Publishers Weekly). In this all-access memoir of the psychedelic era, Sam Cutler recounts his life as tour manager for the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead—whom he calls the yin and yang of bands. After working with the Rolling Stones at their historic Hyde Park concert in 1969, Sam managed their American tour later that year, when he famously dubbed them “The Greatest Rock Band in the World.” And he was caught in the middle as their triumph took a tragic turn during a free concert at the Altamont Speedway in California, where a man in the crowd was killed by the Hell’s Angels. After that, Sam took up with the fun-loving Grateful Dead, managing their tours and finances, and taking part in their endless hijinks on the road. With intimate portraits of other stars of the time—including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Band, the Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, and Eric Clapton—this memoir is a treasure trove of insights and anecdotes that bring some of rock’s greatest legends to life.
Phyllis Spira was dancing by the age of four. That was just the beginning of her journey towards becoming one of South Africa’s Prima Ballerinas.
Febuary 20, 1942. Latitude - 45 North. Heading east from Boston. Where to, no one really knows. Ireland, Gibraltar, Africa, Australia. All guesses. Destroyers left us at noon. Now we are on our own. No escort at all, and submarines supposed to be around. Guess they’re counting on our speed which is fast (25-30 knots, as compared to 3-7 knots for a sub). Only a lucky hit can sink us... April 8, 1942. Had talks with young pilots of our squadron. One, age 23, bailed out and crash¬ landed north of here last February. He tells of coming down in unexplored bush area enroute to Darwin. Lost for 52 days trying to reach civilization. He saw no people, only cattle. No food except wild berri...
Liz Truman is in trouble. She's an untenured faculty member at Littleton College whose future is in the hands of a college vice president with a grudge. Her mother, teetering on emotional collapse since the death of Liz's beloved father and college president, is a constant source of irritation to Liz whom her mother calls "the last living single woman" in Hattaloochee, Alabama. Liz is developing a growing list of detractors. As anonymous hate letters begin to arrive to her office, Liz unleashes a series of events that exposes the ironies of academia, small towns and southern traditions. Brimming with humor and intrigue with a vivid cast of characters, The History Lesson frames universal lessons of grief, loyalty, and perseverance into one history professor's endeavor to reconcile the past with her future.
Behold the Rolling Stones: run-ins with the law, chart-topping successes, and now the World's Greatest Continually Operating Rock and Roll Band. It tells the story of the Stones, right from its very origins.
This memoir chronicles the Dead's seminal years: 1965-1985.
A “ little square book” focused on English pop culture since 1962 when the country began its revolution! Because it was in 1962, 60 years ago, that the &‘ ole Albion, that of the monarchy, tea and crumpets and bowler hats took a resolutely modern turn, thanks to a sexy secret agent, a band from Liverpool, and a mini (skirt and car). From the eccentric to the ultra-conservative, from James Bond to AstraZeneca, from Bowie to Banksy, including After Eight and the Teletubbies, year after year, all things Brit are covered!
If anyone tells you they saw the Rolling Stones on their first tour of America be prepared to either think they were very lucky or they may be confused. The Stones’ tour in June 1964 was a handful of gigs, watched by just a few fans. Yet, within less than a year, America became their second home, as the tours got longer and many of their iconic hits were recorded there. The Stones’ huge US tour in 1969 culminated in the fiasco of the Altamont Festival that could have finished a lesser band, yet it galvanized them into becoming a touring machine. Their 1970s shows became ever more lavish, decadent even, and their increasingly long tours of North America in the last three decades have taken touring to an industrial scale. Today, “The greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world” has been watched in concert by more people than any band in history…
The Rolling Stones: I Was There provides over 400 accounts from fans, friends and work colleagues of seeing the Stones live in concert. This book is packed with fascinating anecdotes, stories, photographs and memorabilia that have never been published before. It features accounts of the the group from its first live shows in pubs and clubs in and around London in 1962 right through to the death of Brian Jones in July 1969.