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The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones

by Stanley Booth

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Stanley Booth, a member of the Rolling Stones inner circle, met the band just a few months before Brian Jones drowned in a swimming pool in 1968. He lived with them throughout their 1969 American tour, staying up all night together listening to blues, talking about music, ingesting drugs, and consorting with groupies. His thrilling account culminates with their final concert at Altamont Speedway—a nightmare of beating, stabbing, and killing that would signal the end of a generations dreams of peace and freedom. But while this book renders in fine detail the entire history of the Stones, paying special attention to the tragedy of Brian Jones, it is about much more than a writer and a rock band. It has been called—by Harold Brodkey and Robert Stone, among others—the best book ever written about the sixties. In Booths new afterword, he finally explains why it took him 15 years to write the book, relating an astonishing story of drugs, jails, and disasters.

About the Author

Stanley Booth is the author of Rythm Oil: A Journey Through the Music of the American South and Keith: Till I Roll Over Dead. He has written for Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Playboy. He lives in Brunswick, Georgia.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781556524004
Author:
Booth, Stanley
Publisher:
Chicago Review Press
Location:
Chicago, IL
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Historical - British
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - Rock
Subject:
Rock musicians
Subject:
Rolling stones
Subject:
Composers & Musicians
Subject:
Biography-Composers and Musicians
Subject:
Biography-Historical
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
1422-3F
Publication Date:
20000501
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.86 in 1.2 lb

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