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Chuck Berry : une vie américaine très bonne

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Très bon: Un livre qui n’a pas l’air neuf et qui a été lu, mais qui est en excellent état. La ...
ISBN
9780306921636
Book Title
Chuck Berry : an American Life
Item Length
9.3in
Publisher
Hachette Books
Publication Year
2022
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.6in
Author
R. J. Smith
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Topic
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'NB, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Rock
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Number of Pages
432 Pages

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The definitive biography of Chuck Berry, legendary performer and inventor of rock and roll and author of classics like "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene," "You Never Can Tell," and "Roll Over Beethoven." Chuck Berry long ago earned a reputation as a person who gave nothing away. Best known as the groundbreaking innovator of rock and roll and the artist behind classics ranging from "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybellene" to "You Never Can Tell" and "Roll Over Beethoven," he could be a difficult man to be around off-stage, and was extremely closed off in interviews. There was the work, and then there was the man, who was not easily given to describing the work--and definitely not interested in talking about himself. Though the major events of his life are known and have been described in the hundreds of tributes that marked his passing, the secretive complexity that encapsulated his life and underscored his music has never been fully explored--until now. In Chuck Berry , biographer RJ Smith crafts a comprehensive portrait of one of the great American artists, entertainers, guitarists, and lyricists of the 20th century, bringing Chuck Berry to life in vivid detail. Based on interviews, archival research, legal document analysis, and a deep understanding of Berry's St. Louis (the place where he was born, the place he never left, and the place he died in March 2017), Smith sheds new light on a man that few people have ever really understood. By studying his life, especially within the context of the American culture he made and eventually sought to withdraw from, we better understand how he became such a groundbreaking figure in music, erasing racial boundaries and paying a great price for his success. While celebrating his accomplishments, the book also does not shy away from troubling aspects of his public and private life, and asks profound questions about how and why we separate the art from the artist. Should we? Berry always said that what he did was make money. He often declined to describe himself as an artist only admitting he was good at what he did to get reporters off his back. But the man's artistry was the rarest kind, the kind that had social and political resonance, the kind that made America want to get up and dance. At long last, Chuck Berry brings the man and the music together.

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Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0306921634
ISBN-13
9780306921636
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18057248735

Product Key Features

Book Title
Chuck Berry : an American Life
Author
R. J. Smith
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'NB, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Number of Pages
432 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ml420.B365s65 2022
Reviews
"RJ Smith's Chuck Berry is a brilliant deep dive into the life of the true King of Rock & Roll. The irascible Berry shaved with a blow torch and played guitar like a possessed wizard from the Great American Highway. In unexpected ways Berry was a civil rights revolutionary with songs as his artillery. Smith's fresh anecdotes, musicologist erudition, and page-turning prose is awesome. This is a must-read!"-- Douglas Brinkley, author of Silent Spring Revolution, "Chuck Berry was one of the first people I knew that was true to life. Just like this book showing the truth to his life. I knew him from the 1950s onward and I can honestly say that RJ truly captured the essence of Chuck Berry as I knew him. You couldn't have a better book on the life and career of my ol' friend."-- Bobby Rush, GRAMMY Award Winning blues artist, Blues Hall of Famer, and author of I Ain't Studdin' Ya, "Chuck Berry is both a national monument and something of an enigma. RJ Smith convincingly connects those two points in his scrupulous account, which is impressively detailed but never dull, and rich in the textures of time, place, personality, and sound. You'll want to read every word."-- Lucy Sante, author of Low Life, The Other Paris, and Maybe the People Would Be the Times, " Chuck Berry is a necessary book that expands and beautifully complicates our understanding of Berry as a human and as an artist."-- Jessica Hopper, author of The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic, "A hungry ear drives Smith's wondrous, brilliant book. Not only does he capture the excitement of Berry's music, he hears the awe of those in its thrall, from his rock & roll heirs to rivals, fans, and mystified bystanders throughout the twentieth century. Smith writes history as though it's a series of tall tales--how else to conjure Berry's brilliance as well as complexities, the unheralded highs and lows, the myth and the man, the man and the strange nation that produced him."-- Hua Hsu, staff writer at the New Yorker and author of Stay True, "RJ Smith's powerful and passionate portrait of Chuck Berry reveals the troubled man behind the iconic swagger and blazing guitar. To know Chuck Berry is to know racial conflicts in America. Smith makes sure you know both."-- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Legend & New York Times bestselling author, "No one writes about popular music and its icons quite like RJ Smith: his ability to see inside the psyche of the most enigmatic figures, to reveal the soft tissue connecting them to cultural context, to deconstruct how a song actually works, all with prose that borders on poetry. Chuck Berry is a masterwork."-- Dan Charnas, author of Dilla Time and The Big Payback
Lccn
2022-019042
Dewey Decimal
782.42166092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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