Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'n Roll Survivor

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eric_janik, January 30, 2008 (view all comments by eric_janik)
This is what rock and roll in the 1960s (and 70s) was about, told by a musician who was in the middle of it, who was sober enough to remember most of it, and happens to be an excellent story teller besides. Hear these accounts
- The inside story of being a teen-aged sideman in the Brill building
- How "This Diamond Ring" was actually intended to be an R&B song
- How Kooper got into Dylan's "Highway 61" sessions, fumbled his way through the only take of "Like a Rolling Stone," and inspired a whole generation of folk-rock B3 players
- What really happened in Blood, Sweat, and Tears
- And to discourage guitar wankers from jamming with you by playing in C# (Hint: it's one up from C)

I had two editions of this book stolen from me, and, frankly, I can't blame them one bit.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780879309220

Author:

Kooper, Al

Publisher:

Backbeat Books

Subject:

Composers & Musicians - Rock

Subject:

Reference

Subject:

Entertainment & Performing Arts - General

Subject:

Personal Memoirs

Subject:

Genres & Styles - Rock

Subject:

Rock musicians

Subject:

United states

Subject:

Rock musicians -- United States.

Subject:

Kooper, Al

Subject:

Biography-Composers and Musicians

Edition Description:

Updated

Publication Date:

20080231

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

327

Dimensions:

9.13x7.05x.79 in. 1.43 lbs.