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Tales from the Rock 'n' Roll Highway

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This was a great read ! Anyone who thinks the industry is all about the big names is misguided. It is all about those who stay true to their music and lifestyles. Speaking of blues, for everyone who made it big, how many are playing away in the clubs that no one really heard of but listen to every chance they get.

This book is great and it looks at the real rocker. If you want stories on the elite fringe of the 1% get Kitty Kelly to write it. I want the skinny on the people who make up the masses of rock.

I will admit I am partial to biographies and rock 'n roll, so this latest offer from Brant held the promise of being a good read. What I found was a great variety of personal stories which ranged from "hooting 'n hollaring" to reflective and even soulful. I've read many music books and most of them talk about "The Road." This book lets the artists, roadies and fans take you right into this integral part of their lives. It's a great book and I strongly recommend it.

These are great stories, I felt that I was right there as I read them. I liked the fact that while sex and drugs were represented, most of the artist's tales were about the really bizarre things that happen when musicians are on the road and when people are involved in the music business. Marley Brant makes the book even better by narrating and explaining the circumstances that surround these experiences, and frequently gives her own hilarious perspective on the story. There is more to Rock and Roll than what happens on the stage.

Marley has used her years of experience and hundreds of "connections" in the business to compile an outstanding collection of short stories from "the road." Starting in the sixties and running up through present day she gives the reader the "insider's view" of what really happens backstage and behind the scenes in the music business. The stories are short, to the point, and absolutely real (I can verify this since I was a part of this life as a Roadie back in my youth). I highly recommend this book for anyone who has been to a concert in the past 40 years and had a good time, you won't be sorry.

First of all, I have a brief entry in the book. That aside, I am not bias. I read this book when I got it and I have to tell you, it's alot of fun. The stories are great, from the everyday fan to the singers and musicians themselves. Everyone has a fun story to tell and even though there are alot of entries, you are sorry when the rock n' roll tales end. it leaves you wanting more. A GREAT READ.

I loved this book. Its a compilation of true stories about the opulence and decadence of the rock & roll industry of the 70's & 80's, as told by the rock stars who lived it. Very cool. It puts you in the middle of the party or on that tour bus and you practically remember being there!