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Bobby Womack My Story 1944 2014
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Author : Bobby Womack
language : en
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-07
Bobby Womack My Story 1944 2014 written by Bobby Womack and has been published by Kings Road Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The man who could make you cry when he sang' - RONNIE WOOD. Bobby Womack was born on 4 March 1944, and died on 27 June 2014, aged 70. In a career that spanned two centuries and seven decades, the soul singer, songwriter and guitarist carved a niche for himself that has rarely been equalled, and never surpassed. He is, quite simply, irreplaceable.A phenomenally gifted musician, his incredible talent helped him to escape the ghetto and become a star, with 30 million record sales to his name. Yet behind his beautiful music lay a life scorched by tragedy. Having trod the harsh edge of the music business for decades, he finally told his explosive story in this intimate memoir. From finding success with his family gospel group The Valentinos and being whipped into shape by James Brown and Jimi Hendrix on the 'chitlin' circuit', to recording with Wilson Pickett, Eric Clapton and Elvis Presley, Womack's stellar career wove a colourful path through the history of soul, rock and R&B music. His collaborations with other musicians read like a roll of honour, from Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles to The Rolling Stones and Damon Albarn.Success came at a price, however. Womack lost his friend and mentor Sam Cooke when the soul star was gunned down in a motel. A doomed marriage to Cooke's widow followed, which severely damaged his reputation in the music business. Tragically, he lost two sons, one to suicide, as well as his brother Harry to a brutal murder. His escape was to turn to drugs. Years of riotous abuse took their toll on Womack and those closest to him - including Janis Joplin, who spent her last night drinking with the singer.But Womack's talent, searing guitar and soulful voice always survived. Cited as an influence by myriad musicians, even in death he remains the epitome of cool. Honest, insightful and unflinching, this is the authentic voice of the Midnight Mover, a supremely talented legend of music whose every day was lived to the full. 'Essential reading for any music lover' - THE INDEPENDENT
Janis
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Author : Holly George-Warren
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-10-17
Janis written by Holly George-Warren and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
It’s been said Janis Joplin was second only to Bob Dylan as the ‘creator-recorder-embodiment of her generation’s mythology’. But how did a middle-class girl from Texas become a ’60s countercultural icon? Janis’ parents doted on her and promoted her early talent for art. But the arrival of a brother shattered the bond she had with her intellectual maverick of a father, an oil engineer. And her own maverick instincts alienated her from her socially conformist mother. That break with her parents, along with the rejection of her high school peers, who disapproved of her beatnik look and racially progressive views, and wrongly assumed she was sexually promiscuous, cemented her sense of herself as an outcast. She found her tribe with a group of offbeat young men a year ahead of her, who loved her intellectual curiosity, her passion for conversation, and her adventurous search for the blues. Although she never stopped craving the approval of her parents and hometown, she left Port Arthur at seventeen determined to prove she could be loved. She tried college twice, and dropped out both times. She ran off to California, but came back when her heavy drug use scared her into it. She almost signed up for a life as a domesticated, hang-the-curtains wife. But instead, during a second stint on the West Coast, she launched a career that would see her crowned the queen of rock and roll. What no one besides Holly George-Warren has captured in such intimate detail is the way Janis Joplin teetered between the powerful woman you hear in her songs and the little girl who just wanted to go home and feel emotionally safe there. The pain of that dichotomy fuelled her music – and ultimately killed her.
In The Midnight Hour
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Author : Tony Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
In The Midnight Hour written by Tony Fletcher and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Looks at the life and music career of prominent soul singer Wilson Pickett, chronicling the performer's rise to stardom and his self-destructive fall into alcohol and drug addiction before ending his career on a high note with a Grammy-nominated album.
Janis Joplin Sua Vida Sua M Sica
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Author : Holly George-Warren
language : pt-BR
Publisher: Editora Seoman
Release Date : 2020-09-11
Janis Joplin Sua Vida Sua M Sica written by Holly George-Warren and has been published by Editora Seoman this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Escrito por Holly George-Warren, uma das mais respeitadas cronistas da história da música norte-americana, e baseado em um acesso sem precedentes a familiares da cantora, amigos, colegas de banda, arquivos, diários, cartas e entrevistas há muito perdidas, Janis Joplin – Sua Vida, Sua Música é um retrato completo, complexo e gratificante de uma das artistas mais notáveis de todos os tempos, que enfim recebe seu merecido reconhecimento e importância como uma das cantoras mais influentes da história do rock. Por meio de um estilo radiante e intimista, esta biografia consolida a "Rainha do Rock & Roll" como pioneira musical, alguém que, de fato, rompeu regras; uma mulher rebelde, de personalidade inteligente e complexa, que desafiou todas as convenções de gênero em sua época, abrindo caminho para as mulheres poderem extravasar suas dores e revolta no cenário artístico.
Resting Places
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Author : Scott Wilson
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-08-19
Resting Places written by Scott Wilson and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-19 with Social Science categories.
In its third edition, this massive reference work lists the final resting places of more than 14,000 people from a wide range of fields, including politics, the military, the arts, crime, sports and popular culture. Many entries are new to this edition. Each listing provides birth and death dates, a brief summary of the subject’s claim to fame and their burial site location or as much as is known. Grave location within a cemetery is provided in many cases, as well as places of cremation and sites where ashes were scattered. Source information is provided.
Divided Soul The Life Of Marvin Gaye
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Author : David Ritz
language : en
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Release Date : 2010-01-07
Divided Soul The Life Of Marvin Gaye written by David Ritz and has been published by Omnibus Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-07 with Music categories.
David Ritz presents his uniquely candid and and intimate account of the tumultuous life of the Prince of Soul music, Marvin Gaye. Author Ritz has assembled years of conversations and interviews from his life as a close friend and lyricist to the gifted Soul sensation, and tells the Marvin Gaye story with fly-on-the-wall accuracy and detail. From his early years as an abused child in the slums of Washington DC, through his rise to the very peaks of the Motown phenomenon, his fall from grace and subsequent comeback, to his untimely death at the hands of his father, Marvin's story is the stuff of legends. The cast of characters includes the Jacksons, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and countless other icons of the world of soul music.The definitive biography of an enormously gifted and sensitive musician.
Midnight Mover
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Author : Bobby Womack
language : en
Publisher: Blake Publishing
Release Date : 2006
Midnight Mover written by Bobby Womack and has been published by Blake Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Music categories.
Bobby Womack is a legend—a phenomenally gifted singer, songwriter, and guitarist with 40 albums and 30 million record sales to his name. A protégé of Sam Cooke, Womack wrote classics that include "Lookin' for a Love" and "It's All Over Now" (a smash-hit for the Rolling Stones). Their success helped make him a star, but ongoing battles with drugs and the record industry nearly destroyed him. Behind his music lies a life scorched by tragedy, beginning with his impoverished childhood in Cleveland, to his years touring and recording with the greats—including James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Eric Clapton, and Elvis Presley—and through the years of drugs, partying, and riotous abuse, this is the authentic voice of a major soul artist.
Mary Wells
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Author : Peter Benjaminson
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2012-11-01
Mary Wells written by Peter Benjaminson and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Complete with never-before-revealed details about the sex, violence, and drugs in her life, this biography reveals the incredibly turbulent life of Motown artist Mary Wells. Based in part on four hours of previously unreleased and unpublicized deathbed interviews with Wells, this account delves deeply into her rapid rise and long fall as a recording artist, her spectacular romantic and family life, the violent incidents in which she was a participant, and her abuse of drugs. From tumultuous affairs, including one with R&B superstar Jackie Wilson, to a courageous battle with throat cancer that climaxed in her gutsiest performance, this history draws upon years of interviews with Wells's friends, lovers, and husband to tell the whole story of a woman whose songs crossed the color line and whose voice captivated the Beatles.
Foxy
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Author : Pam Grier
language : en
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date : 2010-04-28
Foxy written by Pam Grier and has been published by Grand Central Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Some may know her as hot, gutsy, gun-totin' Foxy Brown, Friday Foster, Coffy, and Jackie Brown. Others may know her from her role as Kit Porter on The L Word. But that only defines one part of the legend that is Pam Grier. Foxy is Pam's testimony of her life, past and present. In it, she reveals her relationships with Richard Pryor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Freddie Prinze Sr., among others. She unveils her experiences as a backup singer and a blaxploitation star. In particularly candid and shocking chapters, she shares-for the first time-her view of those films and the persecution that blacks, especially women, needed to endure to make a name for themselves . . . including how it felt to be labeled one of the most beautiful women alive, yet not be permitted to try on clothes in a department store because of the color of her skin. And in words sure to inspire many, she tells the story of her ongoing battle with cancer. From her disappointments to her triumphs, nothing is held back. With FOXY, Pam wishes to impart life lessons to her readers-and hopes to touch their hearts.
Humble Bastard
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Author : Onika Pointer
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2010-04-01
Humble Bastard written by Onika Pointer and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Have you ever felt like a goldfish in a bowlthe way the goldfish seems to be full of anxiety swimming around in circles as if trying to find a way out? In this memoir, author Onika Pointer discusses how she felt like a goldfish in a bowl for most of her life, and she demonstrates how she learns to take responsibility for her own happiness. Granddaughter and great niece of the famous singing group, The Pointer Sisters, Onika was born at the peak of the groups success. In Humble Bastard, she talks about the privileges and advantages afforded to her as a result of her familys stardom. But this memoir also addresses how some of that privilege came with pain. Abused by her mother both physically and emotionally for seventeen years, Onika reveals the darkness in her lifeweight issues, suicide attempts, homelessness, a tragic accident, and the deaths of those close to her. Endowed with a sixth sense that allows her to see past time and before time, Onika looks within herself, discovers personal strength, and prevails. Humble Bastard speaks to those in similar situations and demonstrates that hopes, goals, and inner peace are all attainable.
