Binding: Paperback
Description: We have performed side - by - side on the global stage through half a century . In Lightning Striking Lenny Kaye has illuminated ten facets of the jewel called rock and roll from a uniquely personal and knowledgeable perspective. Patti Smith An insider's take on the evolution and enduring legacy of the music that rocked the twentieth century Memphis 1954. New Orleans 1957. Philadelphia 1959. Liverpool 1962. San Francisco 1967. Detroit 1969. New York 1975. London 1977. Los Angeles 1984 / Norway 1993. Seattle 1991. Rock and roll was birthed in basements and garages radio stations and dance halls in cities where unexpected gatherings of artists and audience changed and charged the way music is heard and celebrated capturing lightning in a bottle. Musician and writer Lenny Kaye explores ten crossroads of time and place that define rock and roll its unforgettable flashpoints characters and visionaries; how each generation came to be; how it was discovered by the world. Whether describing Elvis Presley's Memphis the Beatles Liverpool Patti Smith's New York or Kurt Cobain's Seattle Lightning Striking reveals the communal energy that creates a scene a guided tour inside style and performance to see who's on stage along with the movers and shakers the hustlers and hangers - on - - and why everybody is listening. Grandly sweeping and minutely detailed informed by Kaye's acclaimed knowledge and experience as a working musician Lightning Striking is an ear - opening insight into our shared musical and cultural history a magic carpet ride of rock and roll's most influential movements and moments.
Title: Lightning Striking Ten Transformative Moments In Rock And Roll
Author(s): Kaye Lenny
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062449214
Pages: 512 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/11/2023