Backbeat Earl Palmer's Story

by Scherman, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780306809804
• ISBN10: 030680980X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-07
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

There he is, drumming on "Tutti Frutti," "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," and thousands of other songs. As a studio player in New Orleans and Los Angeles from the 1940s through the 1970s, Earl Palmer co-created hundreds of hits and transformed the lope of rhythm and blues into full-tilt rock and roll. He was, as a result, one of the first session men to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Palmer's distinctive voice alternates with the insights of music journalist and historian Tony Scherman in an unforgettable trip through the social and musical cultures of mid-century New Orleans and the feverish world of early rock.

Author Biography

Tony Scherman has written about American music and culture for more than two dozen publications, including the New York Times and Rolling Stone. He edited the anthology The Rock Musician and co-edited its companion volume, The Jazz Musician. He lives in Rockland County, New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
The Treme Jumped: New Orleans Childhood, 1924--1942	1	(21)
The Darktown Scandals: Across the USA, 1930--1942	22	(24)
No Kind of Hero: California And Europe, 1942--1945	46	(16)
Runnin' Wild in This Big Old Town: New Orleans, 1945--1957	62	(39)
The Power and the Groove: Los Angeles, 1957--	101	(52)
Notes	153	(17)
Appendix: Selected Singles, Albums, and Film and Television Soundtracks Featuring Earl Palmer	170	(19)
Index	189