It Was All Right: Mitch Ryder's Life in Music (Painted Turtle Books)
Mitch Ryder is one of rock and roll's great unsung heroes, and his story has been criminally untold or at least under-told until now. It Was All Right may take its title from a Lou Reed lyric, but it captures the development of one of rock's great voices and great personalities, a ride alongside a career of dizzying ups and downs that has nevertheless maintained dignity and passion. Anyone who reads this will start chanting Where's Mitch?! along with everybody else who thinks Ryder's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is overdue. --Gary Graff, award-winning music journalist and editor of The Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen A to E to Z<br /><br />I'm grateful for this inside view of the life and times of Mitch Ryder. It's a story that needed to be told and should be required reading for all young musicians. If you think a hit record will deliver you to a good life, think again. Such is the great lie of fame. This book is the truth of fame for 99.99% of those who achieve it. Mitch's struggle for fulfillment and dignity in the modern culture industry is a warning for all who choose it. Not that anyone should be discouraged from a life in the arts, but be aware, it's no walk in the park. That Ryder is still singing in his wonderful, deeply soulful voice is a gift to us all. That he's told his cautionary tale is even better. --Wayne Kramer, composer and lead guitarist of the MC5<br /><br />Whether the soundtrack of your early years included Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels or if you're new to American pop culture of the volatile 1960s and 1970s, It Was All Right will galvanize you. It s an intimate, spot-on look at the world of rock, celebrity, and Detroit's continuing contribution to world culture. --Loren D. Estleman, author of numerous books including American Detective, Nicotine Kiss, and Amos Walker s DetroitI'm grateful for this inside view of the life and times of Mitch Ryder. It's a story that needed to be told and should be required reading for all young musicians. If you think a hit record will deliver you to a good life, think again. Such is the great lie of fame. This book is the truth of fame for 99.99% of those who achieve it. Mitch's struggle for fulfillment and dignity in the modern culture industry is a warning for all who choose it. Not that anyone should be discouraged from a life in the arts, but be aware, it's no walk in the park. That Ryder is still singing in his wonderful, deeply soulful voice is a gift to us all. That he's told his cautionary tale is even better. --Wayne Kramer, composer and lead guitarist of the MC5Whether the soundtrack of your early years included Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels or if you're new to American pop culture of the volatile 1960s and 1970s, It Was All Right will galvanize you. It s an intimate, spot-on look at the world of rock, celebrity, and Detroit's continuing contribution to world culture. --Loren D. Estleman, author of numerous books including American Detective, Nicotine Kiss, and Amos Walker s Detroit