The Grateful Dead Reader (Readers on American Musicians)

Dodd, David; Spaulding, Diana

ISBN 10: 0195147065 / ISBN 13: 9780195147063

Edité par Oxford University Press, 2001

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2001 Oxford University Press.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Grateful Dead Reader (Readers on American Musicians)
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0195147065
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780195147063
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket as Issued

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Synopsis

Arranged in chronological order, these pieces add up to nothing less than a full-scale history of the greatest tour band in the history of rock. From Tom Wolfe's account of the Dead's first performance as the Grateful Dead (at an Acid Test in 1965), to Ralph Gleason's 1967 interview with the 24-year-old Jerry Garcia, to Mary Eisenhart's obituary of the beloved leader of the band, these selections include not only outstanding writing on the band itself, but also superb pieces on music and pop culture generally. Fans will be fascinated by the poetry, fiction, drawings, and rare and revealing photographs featured in the book, as well as the anthology's many interviews and profiles, interpretations of lyrics, and concert and record reviews. Still, The Grateful Dead was more than a band--it was a cultural phenomenon. For three decades it remained on one unending tour, followed everywhere by a small army of nomadic fans. This phenomenon is both analyzed and celebrated here, in such pieces as Ed McClanahan's groundbreaking article in Playboy in 1972, fan-magazine editor Blair Jackson's 1990 essay on the seriousness of the drug situation at Dead concerts, and Steve Silberman's insightful essays on the music and its fans.

À propos de l?auteur

David G. Dodd and Diana Spaulding are a husband-and-wife editorial team. David is a branch manager with the Marin County Free Library in San Rafael, California. He co-edited (with Robert Weiner) the definitive Grateful Dead bibliography, The Grateful Dead and Deadheads. He also maintains the Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics site on the Internet. Diana is a reference librarian for Fireman's Fund Insurance. They live in Petaluma, California.