
Flashbacks
Michael Lydon(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 25. April 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-415-96644-3 (ISBN)
Description
Flashbacks is an eyewitness account of '60s rock as it was being made. Michael Lydon-the first editor of Rolling Stone and a participant in the rock revolution-enjoyed unique access to the people and events when rock was new. His profiles of the founding fathers and mothers of '60s rock are unique in that they are based on first-hand interviews and on-the-spot reporting. This collection includes the first piece written on the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967 (written only 48 hours after the festival, and never before published); an account of the Rolling Stones's U.S. tour of December 1969; Janis Joplin's dramatic rise and equally dramatic fall; The Grateful Dead at home in their communal house in San Francisco and on stage at Winterland; and much more.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-96644-3 (9780415966443)
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Person
Michael Lydon was hired by young Jan Wenner as the first editor of Rolling Stone, shepherding the magazine through its initial issues. He also wrote for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and other publications on the nascent rock revolution. His books include Rock Folk; Boogie Lightning; and Ray Charles: Man and Music. He lives in New York City.
Content
ContentsIntroductionAcknowledgments1. The Beatles Arrive in America 19642. Lennon and McCartney, Songwriters in London 19663. Monterey Pop 19674. B. B. King in the Deep South 19685. Three Short Portraits: Pete Townsend, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison 19686. Janis Joplin 19697. The Grateful Dead 19698. The Rolling Stones on the Road to Altamont 19699. Aretha Franklin Live at the Fillmore 197110. Bob Dylan on Tour 1974AcknowledgementsSong PermissionsIndex