Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards
Subtitle: Memoirs of a Rock 'N Roll Survivor
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: March 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780879309220
Subjects: Biography: film, television & music; Rock & pop; Biography And Autobiography; Rock Music; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Composers & Musicians - Rock; Genres & Styles - Rock; Personal Memoirs; Music / Reference; Entertainment & Performing Arts - General
Description: Al Kooper began his professional career in 1958 at the age of fourteen. Kooper's quirky keyboard style was a seminal force in popularizing the Hammond B3 organ as a major voice in rock music. A plethora of famous artists have benefited from having Kooper perform on their albums and singles. Kooper's insightful and amusing autobiography, puts you in the passenger seat as you cruise the entire history of rock 'n roll as well as the various cultural landmarks and idiosyncrasies of the '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s.