Upbeat
Subtitle: nine lives of a musical cat
By: David Amram
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781594514241
Subjects: Amram, David; Composers -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes index
Table of contents: title: Introduction : at home around the world; title: Merrymaking and mayhem in the mountains : Hunter S. Thompson's final blastoff; title: Kenya, Africa : the mother of us all; title: Natural ambassadors; title: Kokopelli : walking the Native American trail of beauty; title: Bouquets and bombs on Broadway : agony and ecstasy on the Great White Way; title: The Dutch treat : the genesis of Offbeat : collaborating with Kerouac; title: Words and music : scat and make-up songs, the art of one-time-only rap reporting; title: Postcards from the road, 2002-2007; title: Fond farewells : honoring six old friends