Music in My Life: Notes From a Longtime Fan - Couverture souple

Wightman, Alec

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1951568133 ISBN 13 : 9781951568139

Editeur : Small Batch Books, 2021

Synopsis

Rock & roll first spoke to Alec Wightman as a ten-year-old boy when he heard Dion sing "The Wanderer" on his transistor radio. Over the next sixty years, Wightman would listen to countless records, chase live shows from coast to coast, promote singer-songwriter acts through his own concert production company, and work with leaders in the music industry as a member and chair of the board of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-all while maintaining his day job as a successful corporate lawyer.

In MUSIC IN MY LIFE: Notes From a Longtime Fan, Wightman chronicles his musical evolution from the great rock & roll of the 1960s to numerous Neil Young concerts in the '70s and on to decades discovering singer-songwriter favorites like John Stewart, Jesse Winchester, Tom Russell, Rosie Flores, and Dave Alvin. The constant throughout Wightman's life, as one reviewer puts it, has been his "ear for great songs and his admiration for those who craft them." In MUSIC IN MY LIFE, this admiration is genuine and palpable, regardless of whether the talent springs from the lesser-known (Chuck Prophet, John Fullbright) or the renowned (Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Webb). With his tireless advocacy for live music, Wightman has forged special connections with scores of musicians over his lifetime, using his passion to bring artists and fans together. And his engagement with the Rock Hall is the cherry on top, giving him a unique perspective into the world of rock & roll-the music of our lives. MUSIC IN MY LIFE, says another reviewer, "is written proof that musical fandom can be a form of artistic expression."

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Alec Wightman is a senior partner in the national law firm of BakerHostetler, with a long career as a corporate lawyer and a member of the firm's management. Born and raised in the Cleveland area, Alec graduated from Duke University in 1972 and the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University in 1975. With a lifelong passion for music, he formed Zeppelin Productions, Inc., in 1995, beginning twenty-six years of promoting national act singer-songwriter concerts in Columbus, Ohio. Alec has been a member of the board of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since 2004, serving as chair from 2013 to 2016. He remains active with the Rock Hall, including as a co-chair of its current capital campaign, and as a member of the board of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. He is also a director of the Ohio State University Foundation, a member of the Duke Performances advisory board, and a director of the Columbus Music Commission. Alec and his wife, Kathy, live in the German Village area of Columbus and have two grown daughters, Nora and Emily.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Small Batch Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1951568133
• ISBN 13: 9781951568139
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 350
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible