Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and CursesSimon and Schuster, 16 ביוני 2008 - 304 עמודים Take a Walk on the Dark Side is the ultimate book for today's rock and roll fan: a fascinating compendium of facts, fictions, prophecies, premonitions, coincidences, hoaxes, doomsday scenarios, and other urban legends about some of the world's most beloved and mysterious pop icons. Updating, revising, and expanding on material from his cult classic Hellhounds on Their Trail, Patterson offers up a delectable feast of strange and occasionally frightening rock and roll tales, featuring the ironies associated with the tragic deaths of many rock icons, unsolved murders, and other tales from the "fell clutch of circumstance." Beginning with the fateful place where it all started -- a deserted country crossroads just outside Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Robert Johnson made his deal with the devil -- through the Buddy Holly curse (rock and roll's first great tragedy) and beyond, this incredible volume uncovers some of rock and roll's most celebrated murders, twists of fate, and decades-long streaks of bad luck that defy rational explanation. Inside you'll find:
Carefully researched, wildly enjoyable, and often harrowing, Take a Walk on the Dark Side takes the reader on a mysterious ride through rock and roll history. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 87
עמוד xiv
... there. As I slept that night I paid little attention to our conversation about the nocturnal habits of howling dogs. However, just before dawn, the high-pitched ringing of the phone awakened me. Steve answered the phone and then became ...
... there. As I slept that night I paid little attention to our conversation about the nocturnal habits of howling dogs. However, just before dawn, the high-pitched ringing of the phone awakened me. Steve answered the phone and then became ...
עמוד xix
... there and believing. There are several other individuals who have made a difference in my professional life. I'd like to thank Jeff Cohen of Richmond, Virginia, Allan Handelman, J. Fox and Dave Bolt of the ABC Radio Network, and the ...
... there and believing. There are several other individuals who have made a difference in my professional life. I'd like to thank Jeff Cohen of Richmond, Virginia, Allan Handelman, J. Fox and Dave Bolt of the ABC Radio Network, and the ...
עמוד 6
... there is this peculiarity in such a solitude, that the traveler knows not who may be concealed by the innumerable trunks and the thick boughs overhead; so that with lonely footsteps he may yet be passing through an unseen multitude ...
... there is this peculiarity in such a solitude, that the traveler knows not who may be concealed by the innumerable trunks and the thick boughs overhead; so that with lonely footsteps he may yet be passing through an unseen multitude ...
עמוד 9
... there is one memorable moment when Willie Brown and Eugene fight for their souls in a “head cutting” contest in a juke joint from hell. “Head cutting” was a term used for blues men to prove their worth in a musical duel. It determined ...
... there is one memorable moment when Willie Brown and Eugene fight for their souls in a “head cutting” contest in a juke joint from hell. “Head cutting” was a term used for blues men to prove their worth in a musical duel. It determined ...
עמוד 10
... there are many variations to his tragic death. Some sources say Robert Johnson was stabbed or shot to death by a jealous girlfriend or by one of his many lovers' avenging spouses. The legendary account of his death hints of Johnson ...
... there are many variations to his tragic death. Some sources say Robert Johnson was stabbed or shot to death by a jealous girlfriend or by one of his many lovers' avenging spouses. The legendary account of his death hints of Johnson ...
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia | 37 |
Mr Crowley | 57 |
Sympathy for the Devil | 71 |
The Sorcerers Apprentice | 99 |
Welcome to the Hotel California | 139 |
The Backward Mask and Other | 163 |
The Club | 217 |
Notes | 263 |
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