Good Reads Amazon CNN “What a guy.” —Julia Roberts As David Letterman’s bandleader and sidekick, Paul Shaffer has obviously hobnobbed with some of the greatest musicians of our time. But get this… [Spoiler Alert] as a young boy, Shaffer actually shook hands with Martin Luther King Jr. Wow, I was so blown away by […]
Music History and Biographies
How Music Works
> Book Shelf > How Music Works Good Reads Amazon The Guardian Author’s Homepage “By all accounts, Byrne’s style and energy are as apparent on the page as on the stage.” — Kathryn Schultz, New York Magazine Byrne takes a look at the music trends of today, and reflects on his musical journey as front man for […]
George Gershwin: His Life and Music
Amazon Author Ean Wood’s Obituary Listen on Spotify I have never seen a man happier, more bursting with the joy of living, than George when he was playing his songs. — Bennett Cerf, writer and friend of George Gershwin The way that Wood tells Gershwin’s story totally linear, and I think that allowed me to imagine […]
It’s a Long Story: My Life by Willie Nelson With David Ritz
Good Reads Amazon Rolling Stone It’s a story of restlessness and the purity of the moment and living right. Of my childhood in Abbott, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way back again. Of selling vacuum cleaners and encyclopedias while hosting radio shows and writing song after song, hoping […]