Looking To Get Lost - Adventures in Music and Writing

"Originally published by Little, Brown and Company, October 2020."--Title page verso.

About the author

Peter Guralnick's books include the prize-winning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love; an acclaimed trilogy on American roots music, Feel Like Going Home, Lost Highway, and Sweet Soul Music; the biographical inquiry Searching for Robert Johnson; and Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. Guralnick won a Grammy for his liner notes for Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, wrote and co-produced the documentary Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll, and wrote the scripts for the Grammy-winning documentary Sam Cooke/Legend and Martin Scorsese's blues documentary Feel Like Going Home. His 2015 book Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll was a finalist for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography of the Year, awarded by the Biographers International Organization. His most recent book is Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing.

Summary

By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick's remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.

Foreword

By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick's remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Guralnick, Guralnick Peter
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.12.2022
• EAN: 9780316412605
• ISBN: 978-0-316-41260-5
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 232 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 580 g
• Illustrations: 145 b/w photos run w/ text
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Blues, Soul and Funk, SELF-HELP / Creativity, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues, Self-help & personal development, History of Music, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B