Robert Gordon Bücher

Muddy Waters erfand den Electric Blues und legte den Grundstein für Rock'n'Roll und dessen wilden Lifestyle. Die Rolling Stones verdanken ihm ihren Namen, wie Keith Richards betont. Robert Gordon führt uns zurück zu den Wurzeln auf den Baumwollfeldern von Mississippi, wo der Musikwissenschaftler Alan Lomax 1941 McKinley A. Morganfield entdeckte, der später als Muddy Waters bekannt wurde. Wir begleiten Waters nach dem Krieg nach Chicago, wo er seinen Stil entwickelte und zu einem der wichtigsten Künstler des Chess-Labels wurde. Dabei erhalten wir eine fundierte Einführung in den Blues und lernen die Musiker kennen, die zusammen mit Waters moderne Kultur prägten. Gordon nimmt uns mit ins Aufnahmestudio und lässt uns am kreativen Prozess teilhaben; wir sind dabei, wenn Muddys Band im Süden tourt, mit Gewehr auf dem Schoß und Whiskey im Blut. Bislang gab es keine umfassende Biografie über den 1993 verstorbenen Muddy Waters, der nicht nur die Rolling Stones, sondern auch Eric Clapton inspirierte. Dieses Buch schließt diese Lücke mit präziser Recherche und beeindruckendem Musikwissen, das Gordon spannend und unterhaltsam vermittelt. Er schreibt für verschiedene Musikmagazine und hat mehrere Bücher über Elvis Presley verfasst. Gordon lebt mit seiner Familie in Tennessee.

Traces the rise and fall of the original Stax Records, touching upon the racial politics in Memphis in the 1960s, the personal histories of the sibling founders, and the prominent musicians they featured.

A rich and wide-ranging exploration of Italy's difficult engagement with the legacy of the Holocaust.

Set against the backdrop of the 1960s segregated South, the narrative chronicles the rise and fall of Stax Records, a symbol of racial harmony. The journey begins with a white brother and sister who create a groundbreaking record company, achieving remarkable success. However, personal and business losses lead to their separation, and the brother partners with an African-American visionary, propelling Stax to national prominence. Ultimately, the company faces a tragic downfall, but years later, it is reborn, revitalizing music and opportunity in Memphis.

The authors of Abrams' highly successful Monet and The Last Flowers of Manet have made the definitive book on the French Impressionist Edgar Degas. The New York Observer said, "In the wonderfully readable text . . . we are put in very intimate touch with the artist's own sensibility. . . . This is a book notto be missed". 324 illustrations, 121 in full color. 2 gatefolds.

" ... Andrew Forge's essay pays moving tribute to the artist's legacy; Robert Gordon's selections from Manet's intimate letters and from contemporary documents (all impeccably translated by the poet Richard Howard) add poignance to the reader's experience of the last works of one of the most innovative painters of the nineteenth century, whom many consider to be the first modern artist."--Inside jacket

Readers are invited to unlock the secrets to the King of rock 'n' roll with this collection of memorabilia, reproduced in a single, cased volume, complete with 60-minute CD. The disk features rare radio interviews - including Elvis' first - and the book contains removeable letters and photographs.

An unsuspecting United Nations staffer, Emlen Ferguson, is deceived by his boss into thinking that he is being sent on a routine mission to a country in Africa, but he belatedly discovers that in reality it is to ferret out the details of a brewing rebellion against a corrupt dictator ruling the country. He gets romantically involved with a Dutch woman in the local U.N. office, is captured by the rebels, endures death threats and double-crossings, engages in philosophical and religious debates with a shady Russian expatriate, and finds himself transformed into an entirely different person than before.