Lost highway: journeys & arrivals of American musicians
Peter Guralnick
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Edition:
- 1st Perennial Library edition
- Publication:
- New York : Perennial Library, 1989
- Copyright:
- ©1979
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- Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Climbing high mountains, trying to get home
- Part 1: Honky tonk heroes. Ernest Tubb : the Texas troubadour ; Hank Snow : still movin' on ; Deford Bailey : Pan American blues ; Rufus Thomas : the world's oldest teenager ; Bobby Bland : little boy blue
- Part 2: Hillbilly boogie. Scotty Moore : Elvis, Scotty, and Bill : a sidelong view of history ; Charlie Feathers : the last of the rockabillies ; Elvis Presley : and the American dream ; Elvis Presley : faded love ; Snapshots of Charlie Rich ; Sleepy LaBeef : there's good rockin' tonight ; Mickey Gilley : a room full of roses ; Jack Clement : let's all help the cowboy sing the blues
- Part 3: Honky tonk masquerade, or, Are they gonna make us outlaws again? Waylon Jennings : the pleasures of life in a hillbilly band ; Hank Williams, Jr. : living proof ; Merle Haggard : in the good old days (when times were bad) ; James Talley : scenes from life (a triptych) ; Stoney Edwards : a simple little dream
- Part 4: The blues roll on. The Howlin' Wolf ; Otis Spann : blues is a man's best friend ; Big Joe Turner : Big Joe rides on ; Juke joint blues : Chicago, 1977
- Epilogue: Sam Phillips talking.
- Author/Creator:
- Guralnick, Peter , author
- Contributors:
- Fromholz, Steven , donor
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- General Notes:
- Reprint. Originally published: Boston : D.R. Godine, 1979.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-359) , discography (p. 341-352) , and index.
Gift; Steven Fromholz ; 2020.
Bound in publisher's "perfect" binding with illusrated card covers.
Inscribed on front free end-page: "Steven darling, / For the good times / Love / Molly Ivins / January 1991 / [4 more partly illegible signatures]".
Donated as part of the Steven Fromholz Papers - NOTE: Original copy donated by Mr. Fromholz was badly damaged. The page with inscription has been removed from the original copy and has been tipped-in to a replacement copy in good condition to maintain the intellectual content of the Fromholz Collection. - Physical Description:
- x, 364 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
- Physical Characteristics:
- portrait; illustration
- Call Numbers:
- ML394 .G95 1989
- ISBNs:
- 0060971746 (pbk.)
9780060971748 (pbk.) - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 87046143
- OCLC Numbers:
- 21290209