Road Stories and Recipes
One of the great record labels in rock and roll history, Stax Records spawned the Memphis sound in the early 1960s. Nix was there from the beginning, playing in one of Stax's first bands, the Mar-Keys, along with the legendary Donald "Duck" Dunn and Steve Cropper and later finding success as a songwriter and producer. In his highly entertaining exploits, Nix crosses paths with Elvis, Bob Dylan, Booker T. & the MGs, Leon Russell, and George Harrison, to name a few. Though the book does not fill the need for a comprehensive history of Stax or the Memphis sound, and a ghostwriter could have helped tighten up the prose, anyone even slightly interested in Sixties rock music or R&B; will enjoy Nix's tales. Tacked on to the end is a collection of recipes from musicians both famous and obscure. They range from the primitive (bologna, cheese, and crackers from Willie Mitchell) to the complex (Don Henley's Texas Chili), with a few actually sounding good enough to try.?Lloyd Jansen, Stockton-San Joaquin Cty. P.L., Cal.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.