Sing My Way Home

by Zimmerman, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780879307905
• ISBN10: 0879307900
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: Backbeat Books

Summary

Sing My Way Home explores the ascendance of American roots rock and its signature artists, past and present. The book traces the movement's antecedents and profiles the visionary singer-songwriters and musicians who, over the past three decades, have made it an extraordinary, thriving genre. Every chapter includes a playlist to guide readers in downloading and building their own "mix tapes." This is a book that will transform novice fans into experts and enrich their understanding of great singer-songwriters and performers.

Table of Contents

Introduction : the death of Aquarius and the birth (for us) of new American roots rock
Cosmic American music and the gilded palace of Gram : exploring the Gram Parsons legacy	p. 1
Sing my way home : the Delaney & Bonnie connection	p. 23
Joe Ely : freight hopper, hitchhiker, and West Texas whirlwind	p. 43
Don McLean harpoons the great white whale of fame	p. 57
The Nashville rat pack : Newbury, Hartford, Hall, and Miller writin "them heartbreakin', achin', eggs and bacon country songs"	p. 69
Kris Kristofferson : lonesome coyote survives	p. 91
Steve Earle : the rumble and torque of Copperhead Road	p. 101
"More red" ; revved-up jug band music and hums of the Lovin' Spoonful	p. 111
Bernie Taupin : west coast tumbleweed connection	p. 123
Love is rock n roll/rock n roll is hell : picking up the pieces and reassembling the fractured brilliance of Ryan Adams	p. 135
The ballad of ramblin', gamblin' Chip Taylor	p. 145
Jackie Greene vs. the mooks and midriffs	p. 159
Is "the country" ready for Neko Case?	p. 175
The flatlanders flat-out love Texas	p. 183
Rodney Crowell : the Houston kid gains control ... again	p. 193
Lucinda Williams : the modern day Hank	p. 205
The low stock of the current music industry	p. 221
The Sing my way home top 100 modern American roots rock classics countdown	p. 233
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