| Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars: The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd Contributor(s): Ribowsky, Mark (Author), Arthur, Jeremy (Read by) |
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ISBN: 150477163X ISBN-13: 9781504771634 Publisher: Made for Success OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
| Dewey: B |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This intimate story of Lynyrd Skynyrd tells 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 also 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 destruction, 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ribowsky, Mark: - Mark Ribowsky is an author of many books, including Howard Cosell and the New York Times Notable Book Don't Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball, as well as The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal and Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations. Arthur, Jeremy: -Jeremy Arthur is an audiobook narrator. His readings include Power Foods for the Brain by Dr. Neal Barnard, Thoughtful by S. C. Stephens, Strange Fates by Marlene Perez, and Spring Chicken by Bill Gifford, among others. |