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PublisherChicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-101613739192
ISBN-139781613739198
eBay Product ID (ePID)236507031
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Book TitleCowboy Song : the Authorized Biography of Thin Lizzy's Philip Lynott
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, Composers & Musicians, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year2017
GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorGraeme Thomson
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"...sympathetic and insightful and a must for fans of Thin Lizzy and Irish rock." -- Booklist Online, "I've always held it impossible for biography to encompass a life, especially the life of someone as vibrant as Phil Lynott. Cowboy Song has changed my mind. A touching portrait of one of my favorite musicians." --Cass McCombs, "...Cowboy Song is a sober, somber read. But like the best biographies, it gets to the heart of the man. One feels a connection to Lynott through Cowboy Song." -- Under the Radar, "Excellent . . . painstaking . . . [a] fine telling of the messy life of Thin Lizzy's charismatic frontman." --Barney Hoskyns, Guardian, "An admirable book . . . there are times when Graeme Thomson's prose reaches astute heights and stirs recognitions." --Joseph O'Connor, Irish Times
SynopsisPhilip Lynott packed a vast amount into his 36 years. An instantly identifiable singer, charismatic stage performer and supremely gifted songwriter, the guiding spirit of Thin Lizzy combined the instincts of a wild man with the soul of a poet. The first biography written with the cooperation of the Lynott Estate, Cowboy Song explores the fascinating contradictions between Lynott's unbridled rock star excesses and the shy, sensitive "orphan" raised in working-class Dublin. The mixed-race child of a Catholic teenager and a Guyanese stowaway, Lynott rose above daunting obstacles and wounding abandonments. Cowboy Song analyzes his unsettled childhood; musical apprenticeship; key alliances with the poets, painters and folkies of 1960s Dublin; stardom with Thin Lizzy and drug-induced decline. It examines the unique blend of cultural influences which informed Lynott's writing, connecting Ireland's rich reserves of music, myth and poetry to hard rock, progressive folk, punk, soul and new wave. The results--including the hits "Whiskey in the Jar," "The Boys Are Back in Town," and "Dancing in the Moonlight," and classic albums Jailbreak and Live and Dangerous --are now part of the rock canon. Including an afterword by Lynott's former wife Caroline Taraskevics, Cowboy Song is the definitive authorized account of an extraordinary life and career. Drawing on scores of exclusive interviews with family, friends, bandmates and collaborators, it is both the ultimate depiction of a multifaceted rock icon and an intimate portrait of a much-loved father, son and husband.
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- 29. Apr. 2020
Dublin's Favorite Son
This book was well researched and the author went to great extents to speak with those who knew Lynott personally! An excellent portrait of the man and his work that travelled all around the world!! A great example of how long lasting influence far outweighs sales and chart postions!!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 13. Mai. 2023
Awesome
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