Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'N Roll
by Josh Alan Friedman
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Read in April, 2008
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Anyone interested in the history of rock.
Another gritty, compulsively readable book from Josh Alan. Friedman writes honestly, never shying from uncomfortable truths about racial dynamics and strong mob influence in the music biz.
The book includes the little-known story of Leiber and Stoller, an R&B-obsessed Jewish songwriting team that helped give birth Rock n Roll by creating songs with the motto "Making black people laugh." From what I understand, the entire book was supposed to be about the two, but he wasn't able t...more
The book includes the little-known story of Leiber and Stoller, an R&B-obsessed Jewish songwriting team that helped give birth Rock n Roll by creating songs with the motto "Making black people laugh." From what I understand, the entire book was supposed to be about the two, but he wasn't able t...more
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