Whiskey Bottles And Brand-new Cars: The Fast Life And Sudden Death Of Lynyrd Skynyrd
by Mark Ribowsky
2021-05-26 21:43:50
Whiskey Bottles And Brand-new Cars: The Fast Life And Sudden Death Of Lynyrd Skynyrd
by Mark Ribowsky
2021-05-26 21:43:50
This intimate story of Lynyrd Skynyrd tells how a band of lost souls and self-destructive misfits with uncertain artistic objectives clawed their way to the top of the rock ''n'' roll world. Based on interviews with surviving band members, Whiskey Bo...
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This intimate story of Lynyrd Skynyrd tells how a band of lost souls and self-destructive misfits with uncertain artistic objectives clawed their way to the top of the rock ''n'' roll world. Based on interviews with surviving band members, Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars shares how lead singer and front man Ronnie Van Zant guided the band''s hugely successful five-year run and, in the process, created not only a new country rock idiom but also a new Confederacy in constant conflict with old Southern totems and prejudices.Placing the music and personae of Skynyrd into a broad cultural context, this book gives a new perspective to a history of stage fights, motel room destruction, cunning business deals, and brilliant studio productions. It also offers a greater appreciation for a band whose legacy, in the aftermath of their last plane ride, has since descended into self-caricature.
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