Book
Petty : the biography / Warren Zanes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780805099683 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: x, 323 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Petty, Tom. Rock musicians > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 782.42166092 Petty-Z | 31681002810794 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
An intimate account of the life of the iconic rock star traces his rural Southern upbringing, the stories behind his most famous songs, and his collaborations with such fellow artists as George Harrison, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash. - Baker & Taylor
An intimate account of the life of the iconic rock-and-roll star traces his rural Southern upbringing, the stories behind his most famous songs and his collaborations with such fellow artists as George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. - Baker & Taylor
Zanes provides an honest and evocative examination of Petty's music, and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his band helped to write. Petty was a kid without a whole lot of promise; rock and roll made it otherwise. His story has all the drama ofa rock and roll epic. Dark and mysterious, Petty manages to come back, again and again, showing us what the music can do and where it can take us. - Henry Holt & Co
An intimate account of the life of the iconic rock-and-roll star traces his rural Southern upbringing, the stories behind his most famous songs and his collaborations with such fellow artists as George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. Illustrations. - McMillan Palgrave
The New York Times Bestseller
*One of Rolling Stone's 10 Best Music Books of 2015*
An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writer and musician who toured with Petty.
No one other than Warren Zanes, rocker and writer and friend, could author a book about Tom Petty that is as honest and evocative of Petty's music and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his band helped to write.
Born in Gainesville, Florida, with more than a little hillbilly in his blood, Tom Petty was a Southern shit kicker, a kid without a whole lot of promise. Rock and roll made it otherwise. From meeting Elvis, to seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, to producing Del Shannon, backing Bob Dylan, putting together a band with George Harrison, Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne, making records with Johnny Cash, and sending well more than a dozen of his own celebrated recordings high onto the charts, Tom Petty's story has all the drama of a rock and roll epic. In his last years, Petty, known for his reclusive style, shared with Warren Zanes his insights and arguments, his regrets and lasting ambitions, and the details of his life on and off the stage.
This is a book for those who know and love the songs, from "American Girl" and "Refugee" to "Free Fallin'" and "Mary Jane's Last Dance," and for those who want to see the classic rock and roll era embodied in one man's remarkable story. Dark and mysterious, Petty managed to come back, again and again, showing us what the music can do and where it can take us.
