Roger Steffens

So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Reggae's chief eyewitness, dropping testimony on reggae's chief prophet with truth, blood, and fire. Marlon James, Man Booker Prizewinning author

Renowned reggae historian Roger Steffens's riveting oral history of Bob Marley's life draws on four decades of intimate interviews with band members, family, lovers, and confidantsmany speaking publicly for the first time. Hailed by the New York Times Book Review as a crucial voice in the documentation of Marley's legacy, Steffens spent years traveling with the Wailers and taking iconic photographs. Through eyewitness accounts of vivid scenesthe future star auditioning for Coxson Dodd; the violent confrontation between the Wailers and producer Lee Perry; the attempted assassination (and conspiracy theories that followed); the artist's tragic death from cancerSo Much Things to Say tells Marley's story like never before. What emerges is a legendary figure who feels a bit more human (The New Yorker).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780393634792
• Artikelnr.: 59591526

Autorenporträt

Roger Steffens is the world's leading reggae historian, and former co-host of the award-winning radio program Reggae Beat. His programs on Marley's life have been presented at the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress, among other venues. He lives in Los Angeles, California.