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Fever: Little Willie John's Fast Life, Mysterious Death, and the Birth of Soul
The Authorised Biography
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2013
Titan Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85768-913-9 (ISBN)
Titan Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85768-913-9 (ISBN)
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A notable R'n'B chart success in his day, his songs are better known through covers, such as Peggy Lee's version of "Fever". Mystery surrounds his death in prison, attributed by some to a beating by a guard. Gone at the age of 30, he remains one of the most important voices in black music. This title presents biography of "Father of Soul Music".
This is the first-ever official biography of the unjustly forgotten "Father of Soul Music". A notable R'n'B chart success in his day, his songs are now better known through covers, such as Peggy Lee's version of "Fever". Mystery surrounds his death in prison, attributed by some to a beating by a guard. Gone at the age of 30, he remains one of the most important voices in black music.
This is the first-ever official biography of the unjustly forgotten "Father of Soul Music". A notable R'n'B chart success in his day, his songs are now better known through covers, such as Peggy Lee's version of "Fever". Mystery surrounds his death in prison, attributed by some to a beating by a guard. Gone at the age of 30, he remains one of the most important voices in black music.
Susan Whitall has been writing about music since the 1970s, when she became a staff writer for Creem magazine. After Lester Bangs left for New York in 1977, she became editor. She has been a feature and music writer at the Detroit News since 1983. Her book Women of Motown (Avon) was published in 1998.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.1.2013 |
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Zusatzinfo | b/w illustrations throughout plus colour photo |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 130 x 203 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues | |
ISBN-10 | 0-85768-913-4 / 0857689134 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-85768-913-9 / 9780857689139 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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