I like that is such an interesting mixture of literary fiction and nonfiction. The story of soul music, 1984 muscle shoals burst upon the consciousness of the world at large in the spring of 1966 with a single record that was homegrown, homeproduced, and would forever eliminate the necessity of jimmy johnson finding his way to athens or anywhere else. Great interviews with some of the giants of the genre, including a hilarious intro interview with screamin jay hawkins. The life and times of little richard by charles white, 1984.
The story of soul music gerri hirshey, 1984 nights at the circus angela carter, 1984 money, martin amis, 1984 white noise, don delillo, 1984 flauberts parrot, julian barnes, 1984. But bowie was a truly eclectic reader he was a viz fan. The life and times of little richard by charles white. Gerri hirsheys ecclectic account of the history of soul.
First published in 1984, the book continues to be reprinted all. Nowhere to run girlschool live 1984 running wild tour. Nobel prize winner not on david bowies must read book list. The story of soul music gerri hirshey, 1984 nights at the circus angela carter, 1984 money, martin amis, 1984. Kim mcauliffe vg jackie bodimead vk denise dufort d gil westonjones b cris.
Story of soul music reissue by hirshey, gerri isbn. The story of soul music by gerri hirshey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Here is a list of alas notable books for young adults from the 1980 1984. The story of soul music first by gerri hirshey isbn.
The story of soul music gerri hirshey the new york times books co. Author gerri hirshey takes us on a bus tour with the temptations, and on the backroads of rural georgia with james brown. Nowhere to run by gerri hirshey record sales by paul mckay on tue 25 jul 2006. Gerri hirshey examines the lives behind the legends of a musical phenomenon that shaped america in the sixties. Oct 10, 2014 nobel prize winner not on david bowies must read book list. Prater summed up his thoughts on his career for gerri hirshey, who quoted him in her book nowhere to run 1984, southbank publishing. Bowies top 100 books the complete list david bowie. The story of soul music, which is now in its seventh reprint incarnation, and we gotta get outta this place. Part of this comes from writing certain kinds of books. The story of soul music kindle edition by hirshey, gerri.
I have seen this book list a few times and i think it is quite an interesting one. Here are the recollections of many of the giants of soulsmokey robinson. A peoples history of the united states, howard zinn, 1980. The story of soul music gerri hirshey 1984 nights at the circus angela carter 1984. Her writing has appeared in the new york times magazine, vanity fair, rolling stone, esquire, gq, and many more.
Gerri hirshey discusses her book we gotta get out of this. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Gerri hirsheys book was conceived, according to her preface, as a series of literary spotlights, illuminating the world of soul. The true, tough story of women in rock atlantic monthly press, 2001. Sep 16, 2016 100 greatest music books of all time by billboard staff. The secret history of rock n roll with gene simmons. Without the explosion of soul in the 1960s, angloamerican pop. David bowie at the beckenham arts lab in 1969 reading the 1964 book. Diana ross reminisces about her lean years in detroit. In this enthralling narrative, gerri hirshey captures the triumphs and failures of soul like no one else before or since, telling the soul story through the eyes of those who lived the.
Nowhere to run gerri hirshey 1985 paperback for sale. Why david bowies top 100 books list had only 75 books. Nowhere to run running wild recorded live at the camden palace theatre in london on december 7, 1984. Here are the recollections of many of the giants of soulsmokey robinson, diana ross, aretha franklin, ray charles, james brown, mary wilson, marvin gaye, screaming jay hawkins, and wilson pickett.
Also intersting knowing all that has happened since the book came out in 1984, 36 years ago. The wicked wilson pickett tells his best stories long after the midnight hour in a new york city dressing room. Buy nowhere to run, strsoul music book online at best prices in india on. First published in 1984, the book continues to be reprinted all over the world and has some famous fans. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
May 07, 2006 buy nowhere to run by gerri hirshey isbn. Lend us a book we can read up alone its likely that most people reading this will have already seen either the original story on last week, or a version of it referring back to that original list of david bowies top 100 books. David bowies top 100 reads from lady chatterleys lover to 1984. Jul 11, 2017 why david bowies top 100 books list had only 75 books. By gerri hirshey from schoolyard bully to whipwielding comic book villain, the california queen is the real deal and has battled a long time to prove it get the magazine. David bowies top 100 mustread books books the guardian. In the midnight hour is when gerri hirshey did the. The story of soul music, gerri hirshey 1984 nights at the circus, angela carter 1984 money, martin amis 1984 white noise, don delillo 1984 flauberts parrot, julian barnes 1984 the life and times of little richard, charles white 1984 a peoples history of the united states, howard zinn 1980. Gerri hirshey is a journalist and author with 25 years of experience in newspapers, magazines and book publishing.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nowhere to run. Drawing from dozens of interviews with the celebrities that created soul music, from the beginning of motown to memphis. The story of soul music gerri hirshey 1984 nights at the circus angela carter 1984 money martin amis 1984 white nois don delillo 1984 flauberts parrot julian barnes 1984 the life and times of little richard charles white 1984 a peoples history of the united states howard zinn 1980. Now that im researching a personal finance book, im reading a lot of that stuff. In the midnight hour is when gerri hirshey did the research. And im writing a crime fiction novel, so you can imagine what thats doing to my bookshelf. Hirshey lives in new york city with her husband, mark zwonitzer, a writer and documentary filmmaker. I have this book, well worth the money and an interesting read, regards jw 1. We continue to get and play requests for regular pop, soul. The life and times of little richard, charles white, 1984. In the midnight hour is when gerri hirshey did the research for her history of soul music. And the artists who once captured the heart of the world soon had, as martha and the vandellas 1965 hit put it, nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide.
1517 682 428 219 442 1342 922 533 316 2 1679 11 587 286 1131 155 725 45 1268 1179 658 621 1005 229 684 1204 1124 707 931 1547 1259 1487 1080 1459 1405 418 510 44 480 83 812 760 1052 478