Don Drummond
Subtitle: The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780786475476
Subjects: Trombone; Jamaica, biography; Musicians, biography
Description: "This is a comprehensive biography of a brilliant musician and his lover who forever shaped the course of ska, reggae, and popular music worldwide despite poverty, class separation, mental illness, racial politics, exploitation, and sexism that resulted in murder. Through the words of Don Drummond's childhood friends, classmates, musicians, medical staff, legal counsel, and teachers"--