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Summary: New edition forthcoming in early 1999.
Review: Da Capo Press will publish a new edition of UNSUNG HEROES OF ROCK 'N' ROLL in the spring of 1999.Da Capo is the publisher of Nick Tosches's COUNTRY: THE TWISTED ROOTS OF ROCK 'N' ROLL, and in the fall of 1999 will publish THE NICK TOSCHES READER.
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Summary: The Rosetta Stone of Early Rock and Roll
Review: The best book about the history of Rock and Roll I have ever come across. My goal is to find and hear musis by each of the artists featured in the book, including Ming & Ling, the Chinese Hillbillies, bless their inscrutable souls. The opening paragraphs in the chapter on Big Joe Turner are worth the price of admission itself.
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Summary: The Rosetta Stone of Early Rock and Roll
Review: The best book about the history of Rock and Roll I have ever come across. My goal is to find and hear musis by each of the artists featured in the book, including Ming & Ling, the Chinese Hillbillies, bless their inscrutable souls. The opening paragraphs in the chapter on Big Joe Turner are worth the price of admission itself.
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Summary: Informative, hysterically funny, a great read
Review: This may be, quite simply, the best non-fiction book on music. I agree with his main point -- in rock and roll, there is nothing new under the sun; everything truly innovative was done by someone over half a century ago (and there's a good chance they were drunk at the time). What Tosches does is tell these stories is a way that will have you laughing out loud and running to the CD store to pick up as much of this music as you can find.
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Summary: Inspired tales of early rockers
Review: Tosches captures the energy of a nascent musical form with wit and no small amount of fury. The Merman chapter alone is worth the price of admission, opening new avenues of appreciation. Seek this one out.
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