Nick Tosches

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Hellfire

The Jerry Lee Lewis Story

Beschreibung

Born in Louisiana to a family legacy of great courage and greater madness, Jerry Lee Lewis was torn throughout his life between a harsh Pentecostal God and the Devil of alcohol, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. At twenty-one, he recorded "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", which propelled him to stardom.

Autor

Nick Tosches was a critically acclaimed American journalist, novelist and poet. Celebrated for defining the emerging genre of rock journalism in the 1970s, he is renowned for chronicling the lives of the great icons of his time. His biographies include Country: The Biggest Music in America, Unsung Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll: The Birth of Rock in the Wild Years Before Elvis, Power on Earth, Arbor House, Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams, The Devil and Sonny Liston, Where Dead Voices Gather and King of the Jews. He is also the author of the novels Cut Numbers, Trinities, In the Hand of Dante, and Me and the Devil, and the poetry collection Chaldea and I Dig Girls. He died on 20th October 2019.

Produktdetails

• The Penguin Magnum Collection
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 479937
• Reissue.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 131mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9780141041858
• ISBN-10: 0141041854
• Artikelnr.: 25722701

Rezensionen

The number one greatest music book ever Observer