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Fito de la Parra's unfiltered memoir pulls you inside the wild rise and unraveling of Canned Heat, a band that lived as hard as it played. Living the Blues is a firsthand account of the music, the chaos, and the price of survival--from breakthrough tours and legendary recording sessions to addiction, arrests, broken friendships, and the constant pressure to keep the show going. With vivid detail and dark humor, de la Parra recounts life on the road with Alan Wilson, Bob Hite, Henry Vestine, and a rotating cast of musicians, managers, groupies, and enablers. The result is a raw rock-and-roll history that captures the exhilaration of success and the damage left behind when excess takes over. For readers of classic music memoirs, this is an inside story of the blues, the counterculture, and the hard lessons behind a legendary band.
Fito de la Parra's unfiltered memoir pulls you inside the wild rise and unraveling of Canned Heat, a band that lived as hard as it played. Living the Blues is a firsthand account of the music, the chaos, and the price of survival--from breakthrough tours and legendary recording sessions to addict...
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Brad Ashburn
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February 29, 2020
Just what I was hoping for. All the personal stories and happenings behind the scenes. Thank you for sharing your memories
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