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Armed only with a Greyhound ticket and enough money for his next beer, Garth Cartwright set out to see whether the American roots music he loved - blues and country, folk and soul - was still alive in the twenty-first century. His journey took him from the LA bus station to the Mexican cantinas of San Antonio, the Indian reservations of New Mexico to the last surviving juke joints of Highway 61. Along the way he meets an exotic mix of surviving
legends - from soul diva Mabel John to the queen of Mexican American song Lydia Mendoza, funk pioneer Charles Wright to country troubadour Billy Joe Shaver - plus a supporting cast of cowboy poets, down and out bluesmen and a feller called Lee who becomes Cartwright's co-pilot for an epic drive across the deserts of the South-West. A remarkable piece of travel writing and an introduction to the real stars of Americana.
About the author
Der gebürtige Neuseeländer Garth Cartwright lebt in Südlondon. Der Dichter, Fotograf und preisgekrönte Journalist begann mit dem Schreiben in den frühen Achtzigern in Auckland. Er reiste zwei Jahre lang kreuz und quer durch die USA, bis er zu Beginn des Golfkriegs 1991 nach London floh. In England arbeitete er für die wichtigsten Zeitungen und Zeitschriften.
Summary
Takes you on a journey through the backwoods of American music. This book sets out to see whether the American roots music that the author loved - blues and country, folk and soul - was still alive in the twenty-first century.
Foreword
Compelling journey through the backwoods of American music by the author of Princes Amongst Men
Report
Wild American road tales from a writer who lives to ride Charlie Musselwhite
