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The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling

The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling

by Mitch Myers (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $18.57
Synopsis

Wedding the American oral storytelling tradition with progressive music journalism, Mitch Myers' The Boy Who Cried Freebird is a treatise on the popular music culture of the twentieth century. Trenchant, insightful, and wonderfully strange, this literary mix-tape is authentic music history . . . except when it isn't. Myers outrageously blends short fiction, straight journalism, comic interludes, memoirs, serious artist profiles, satire, and related fan-boy hokum-including the classic stories he first narrated on NPR's All Things Considered.

Focusing on iconic recordings, events, communities, and individuals, Myers riffs on Deadheads, sixties nostalgia, rock concert decorum, glockenspiels, and all manner of pop phenomena. From tales of rock-and-roll time travel to science fiction revealing Black Sabbath's power to melt space aliens, The Boy Who Cried Freebird is about music, culture, legend, and lore-all to be lovingly passed on to future generations.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 336
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Published: Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 0061139025
ISBN 13: 9780061139024

Media Reviews
He is one of my favorite living storytellers. -- Dave MarshAuthor of THE HEART OF ROCK & SOUL: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
Highly recommended. -- Library Journal
. Tasty musical goodness.Smashing. -- Kirkus Reviews
Mitch truly lives within the music. -- Jason KoranskyEditor, DownBeat
Mitch Myers has an agile mind and a deft pen. -- David Wally, author of NO COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL: The Life and Times of Frank Zappa and TEENAGE NERVOU
Chicago's hyperliterate answer to Lester Bangs writes straightforward criticism in addition to trippy time-travel Grateful Dead adventures. --Time Out Chicago
. ..Tasty musical goodness...Smashing. --Kirkus Reviews
Mitch Myers has an agile mind and a deft pen. --David Wally, author of NO COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL: The Life and Times of Frank Zappa and TEENAGE NERVOUS BREAKDOWN: Music and Politics in the Post-Elvis Age
The Boy Who Cried Freebird is a treasure trove for music lovers...Myers deserves high praise. --Associated Press
Highly recommended. --Library Journal
Music fanatics will appreciate Myers' expertise and imagination. --Booklist
[The Boy Who Cried Freebird] is a much-needed and very welcome collection.--Chicago Sun-Times
. ..like an extraordinary jam session... a rhythmic nirvana that is as compelling as it is hilariously absurd. --Blogcritics.org
Music journalism is a tricky animal to tame, but Myers proves he's got the touch ... --Booklist
He's a stone soul groove with stories most supersonic. --Harp Magazine
. ..an insightful and entertaining look at popular music culture. --Publishers Weekly
. ..you will love every page of THE BOY WHO CRIED FREEBIRD. --musicangle.com
A wonderful writer...[Myers] has a wide range of influences, and he riffs on them all. --St. Petersburg Times
Chicago s hyperliterate answer to Lester Bangs writes straightforward criticism in addition to trippy time-travel Grateful Dead adventures. --Time Out Chicago
Dr. Myers can tell a story...When you read his fiction, you understand the facts. --Bob BoilenDirector, All Things Considered
He is one of my favorite living storytellers. --Dave MarshAuthor of THE HEART OF ROCK & SOUL: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
Mitch truly lives within the music. --Jason KoranskyEditor, DownBeat
Mitch s Rock & Roll Fables are departures from the norm, alternately fresh, smart and unique. --Steve BloomEditor, High Times
Mitch Myers has an agile mind and a deft pen. --David Wally, author of NO COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL: The Life and Times of Frank Zappa and TEENAGE NERVOUS BREAKDOWN: Music and Politics in the Post-Elvis Age
Tasty musical goodness Smashing. --Kirkus Reviews
...like an extraordinary jam session... a rhythmic nirvana that is as compelling as it is hilariously absurd. --Blogcritics.org
...an insightful and entertaining look at popular music culture. --Publishers Weekly
He s a stone soul groove with stories most supersonic. --Harp Magazine
Music journalism is a tricky animal to tame, but Myers proves he s got the touch ... --Booklist
The Boy Who Cried Freebird is a treasure trove for music lovers...Myers deserves high praise. --Associated Press
Highly recommended. --Library Journal
[The Boy Who Cried Freebird] is a much-needed and very welcome collection.--Chicago Sun-Times
Music fanatics will appreciate Myers expertise and imagination. --Booklist
A wonderful writer...[Myers] has a wide range of influences, and he riffs on them all. --St. Petersburg Times
...you will love every page of THE BOY WHO CRIED FREEBIRD. --musicangle.com
.. .Tasty musical goodness...Smashing. --Kirkus Reviews
.. .like an extraordinary jam session... a rhythmic nirvana that is as compelling as it is hilariously absurd. --Blogcritics.org
.. .an insightful and entertaining look at popular music culture. --Publishers Weekly
.. .you will love every page of THE BOY WHO CRIED FREEBIRD. --musicangle.com
Dr. Myers can tell a story...When you read his fiction, you understand the facts. --Bob Boilen Director, All Things Considered
He is one of my favorite living storytellers. --Dave Marsh Author of THE HEART OF ROCK & SOUL: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
Mitch truly lives within the music. --Jason Koransky Editor, DownBeat
Mitch's 'Rock & Roll Fables' are departures from the norm, alternately fresh, smart and unique. --Steve Bloom Editor, High Times