Revised and updated, this is the second edition of Celmins' much acclaimed biography, charting the re-emergence of perhaps the greatest white blues guitarist ever.
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Setting the Record Straight,
By Marc Szeftel (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Peter Green -- Founder of Fleetwood Mac (Paperback)
At last, a thorough and balanced account of the life and times of one of the great musicians of the last half of the 20th century, whose personal struggles prevented him from enjoying his fame and cementing his reputation. Most people still think Santana wrote "Black Magic Woman."Until now it's been maddeningly difficult to get much solid information on the phases of Green's career; other than Mick Fleetwood's autobiography, which leaves many questions unanswered, there hasn't been a good reference. This fine volume also includes an authoritative discography and sessionography. A must for any Green fan.
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Peter Green, Founder Of Fleetwood Mac,
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This review is from: Peter Green -- Founder of Fleetwood Mac (Paperback)
I have read this book and it is inspiring and tragic about one of the greatest rock and blues guitarist coming out of the Uk as a member of John Mayall's Bluesbreaker before founding one of the most successful supergroups Fleetwood Mac, and his songs as "Black Magic Woman" (covered by Santana), "Rattlesnake Shake" (covered by Aerosmith) and "The Green Manalishi" (covered by Judas Priest) are exceptional. His LSD abuse led to his nervous breakdown and leaving the business for more than two decades despite his low-keyed comeback in the late 1970's and eaerly 1980's. Now he is back and reclaming his throne as a guitar extraordinaire and with his new band in the shack, and it was good to see this Rock n' Roll Hall Of Famer not living in the Syd Barrett example
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The blues of Peter Green: an amazing story of salvation.,
By Gilbert Ramos (jrrama@earthlink.com) (Reseda, Calif.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Peter Green -- Founder of Fleetwood Mac (Paperback)
The beautiful guitar talents of Peter Green lead him to fame and fortune, but his self-doubt mixed with hallucinogenic excesses cast him down a hellish road of mental & emotional anguish. How he escapes from this dark existence is a tribute to the healing powers of the human heart. Sad, humorous, and ultimately inspirational. An excellent telling of the original Fleetwood Mac juggernaut which also featured the fine talents of Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer.
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It runs in the family: go-for-it Jewish chutzpah, a keen sense of survival and humour that shines through hard times. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Blue Horizon, Mick Fleetwood, Mike Vernon, Clifford Davis, Los Angeles, Nigel Watson, Jeremy Spencer, Melody Maker, The Splinter Group, Elmore James, Danny Kirwan, Hard Road, Robert Johnson, White Sky, San Francisco, Chicken Shack, Freddie King, Peter Bardens, Andy Silvester, Duster Bennett, End Of The Game New!
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It runs in the family: go-for-it Jewish chutzpah, a keen sense of survival and humour that shines through hard times. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Blue Horizon, Mick Fleetwood, Mike Vernon, Clifford Davis, Los Angeles, Nigel Watson, Jeremy Spencer, Melody Maker, The Splinter Group, Elmore James, Danny Kirwan, Hard Road, Robert Johnson, White Sky, San Francisco, Chicken Shack, Freddie King, Peter Bardens, Andy Silvester, Duster Bennett, End Of The Game New!
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- "Fleetwood Mac": Behind the Masks by Bob Brunning on 6 pages
- Fleetwood Mac Rumours n' Fax by Roy & Clarke, Steve Carr on 4 pages
- Blue Horizon (Courtney Family Adventures) by Wilbur Smith on page 67, and Back Matter
- The End of the Game (The Destroyer, No. 60) by Warren Murphy on page 101
- Urban Blues (Phoenix Books) by Charles Keil on page 190
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