Robert Greenfield is hluboce ponořen do světa hudby a kultury, což mu umožňuje proniknout k podstatě svých témat. Jeho psaní se vyznačuje brilantní analýzou a pronikavým pohledem na umělce a hnutí, která formovala populární kulturu. S neomylným citem pro detail a autenticitu zachycuje ducha doby a složitost lidských příběhů, čímž jeho díla nabízejí čtenářům poutavý a informativní zážitek. Greenfieldova schopnost propojit hluboký výzkum s vypravěčským uměním z něj činí ceněného hlasatele v oblasti rockové historie a biografie.
A national bestseller in hardcover, this intimate and revealing portrait of the beloved lead singer of the Grateful Dead presents the musician, the icon, and the man in the words of those who knew him best. Photos.
As the founder and head of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun signed and/or recorded many of the greatest musical artists of all time, from Ray Charles to Kid Rock. Working alongside his older brother, Nesuhi, one of the preeminent jazz producers of all time, and the legendary Jerry Wexler, Ertegun transformed Atlantic Records from a small independent record label into a hugely profitable multinational corporation. In successive generations, he also served as a mentor to record-business tyros like Phil Spector, David Geffen, and Lyor Cohen. Brilliant, cultured, and irreverent, Ertegun was as renowned for his incredible sense of personal style and nonstop A-list social life as his work in the studio. Blessed with impeccable taste and brilliant business acumen, he brought rock 'n roll into the mainstream while creating the music that became the sound track for the lives of multiple generations.--From publisher description.