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[Antonino D'Ambrosio] ↠ A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears ☆ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears A Heartbeat and a Guitar tells of the collaboration of two distinct yet connected musicians--iconoclast Johnny Cash and pioneering folk artist Peter La Farge-- Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian, the album that influenced the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. In this intimate portrayal of the two musicians, D'Ambrosio interviewed surviving members of Cash's band, his producers, and admirers Pete Seeger and Kris Kristofferson. He renders a dramatic picture of both
| Title | : | A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.38 (940 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156858637X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
Johnny Cash's most complex album and its story Ronald Cohen Antonino D'Ambrosio's A HEARTBEAT AND A GUITAR is a fascinating, complex story, ostensibly about Johnny Cash's BITTER TEARS album, but in fact it covers so much more. Indeed, it is a dual biographyof the famous, Cash, and the basically unknown, Peter LaFarge, an advocate for Native American rights while composing a number of riveting songs. D'Ambrosio weaves together many fascinating strands, including the stories of various performers, the politics of the 1950s and after, Native American protest history, American foreign policy, and so much more. The author demonstrates that analyzing the songs of one album can lead to so m. the REAL johnny cash: a tale of dedication and courage w j abramson this is the most interesting and inspiring book i have read in 5 years. Johnny Cash's road is followed in -sometimes alarming- detail. This book is not just a vivid history of Johnny Cash, but also explores the histories of the ameridan indian movement, government expoloitation, political manipulatons,and the rise of the folk-music revolution. It includes fascinating biographies of significant players such as Peter LaFarge, and the impact of Johnny Western and Pete Seeger.The entire story is told as the background of Cash's determination to make a record celebrating the music and plight of the American Indian, despite the st. Jorunn said Interesting book. This is a very interesting book on an album made by a great artist.It has interesting info about Ira Hayes,the Native American who was one of soldiers raising the flag on Iwo Jima.I enjoyed reading about a special time in American history (it gives a good insight into it)and about an important album that I actually have.
History is trying to give Cash a political root canal. D'Ambrosio really did his homework and he is an exceptional storyteller. The book is full of fascinating character sketches of the great folk singers of the Sixties, and their part in the social movements of that exciting era. D'Ambrosio successfully tied vast events and peoples real-life experiences into a fast moving, dramatic arc that reads like an epic novel. D'Ambrosio captures an important slice of our cultural and political history.”--Wayne Kramer, legendary musician from the MC5If you saw the Oscar winning film Walk the Line, tapped your foot to a Johnny Cash bass line, or didn't know the Man in Black before his late-career revival, you don't know the full story and you have an obligation to read A Heartbeat and a Guitar. It is a rich history, not only of Johnny Cash's life, but of the Indian struggle for justice, which inspired Peter La Farge
A Heartbeat and a Guitar tells of the collaboration of two distinct yet connected musicians--iconoclast Johnny Cash and pioneering folk artist Peter La Farge-- Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian, the album that influenced the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. In this intimate portrayal of the two musicians, D'Ambrosio interviewed surviving members of Cash's band, his producers, and admirers Pete Seeger and Kris Kristofferson. He renders a dramatic picture of both an era of radical protest and the making of one of the most controversial and enduring works of political pop art of the 1960s.A Heartbeat and a Guitar is the inspiration for the new album Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears revisited” featuring a collective of top Americana artists including Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Gillian Welch, and Kris Kristofferson.
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