Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'N Roll

by Josh Alan Friedman
Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'N Roll  
published March 1st 2008 by Backbeat Books
binding Paperback
isbn 0879309326   (isbn13: 9780879309329)
pages 300
description A wild insider's ride with one of music's most notorious journalists. Here are 15 music profiles, guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat: * L...more
date added
01-18-08



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Jesse
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04/25/08

Read in April, 2008
recommends it for: 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
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