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Tone, Twang, and Taste: A Guitar Memoir

Tone, Twang, and Taste: A Guitar Memoir


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"I was hanging around backstage with Sinatra's band..." That's just the tip of the iceberg in Pete Kennedy's kaleidoscopic musical career of unforgettable collaborations with many of the giants of pop, classical, and folk music. In Tone, Twang and Taste, he passes along not only that experience, but also the inspiration he drew in his peripatetic half-century on the road. A natural raconteur, Kennedy offers a memoir that is part travel narrative, part musical history, and part behind-the scenes look at a world of fascinating characters. Ultimately, it is a clarion call to his readers to follow their dreams, never stop learning, and do what they love the most. "As a musician, Pete Kennedy has been there and done that for decades, and now he's telling all the stories that have held his friends spellbound in conversation. Turns out he's as stylish a writer as he is a player. Reading him is as satisfying as hearing a great song." - Anthony DeCurtis, Author of Lou Reed: A Life

About the Author :
Pete Kennedy's career as a professional guitarist and sideman spans a half-century of American popular culture. Starting from humble beginnings as a teenage rock concert-goer and garage band neophyte, his knack for blending in with any musical situation has taken him from roadhouses and honky-tonks to the stages of Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and London's Royal Albert Hall, collaborating along the way with a colorful roster of characters including legends of folk, rock, jazz and classical music. He's a raconteur with an eye for detail, a fascination with creative genius, and a prodigious memory for revealing and often humorous backstage anecdotes. He's the recipient of numerous Wammy awards, and with his wife, songwriter Maura Kennedy, he was named artist-in-residence at The Kennedy Center. Pete and Maura live in New York City, and when not on the road, they guest lecture at the city's institutions of higher learning, including Pace University, Fordham University, and the New School, and teach songwriting at Gilda's Club in Greenwich Village. They share a small East Village apartment with numerous guitars.

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"As a musician, Pete Kennedy has been there and done that for decades, and now he's telling all the stories that have held his friends spellbound in conversation. Turns out he's as stylish a writer as he is a player. Reading him is as satisfying as hearing a great song." -- Anthony DeCurtis, Author of Lou Reed: A Life "Pete Kennedy's memoir is an entertaining, enlightening and unforgettable journey down the highways and byways of America's music scene. It's a trip you don't want to miss." -- Peter Quinn, author, Banished Children of Eve (winner, American Book Award) "The perfect sideman who fits into any gig, and Tone, Twang, and Taste lays it all out." -- Steve Addabbo, Grammy-winning producer/engineer who mixed Bob Dylan's "Another Self Portrait" and "The Cutting Edge" "Pete Kennedy can craft prose that stands up to his best songwriting, and that's saying something. This fine tale of hanging with the greats across the entire spectrum of contemporary music--and even being blessed by the Reverend Al Green--is a moving and deft blend of memoir and music history. A treasure." -- Alanna Nash, author of The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley "Pete Kennedy is a wonderful player who is like a professor of music prowling about onstage in the guise of a folk guitarist." -- Nanci Griffith, MCA/Electra recording artist "Very good technique. I wish you a lot of success!" -- Chet Atkins "Pete Kennedy plays and sings pretty good, and he's not a pain in the ass." -- Danny Gatton


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781644677537
  • Publisher: Highpoint Life
  • Publisher Imprint: Highpoint Life
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 278
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Guitar Memoir
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1644677539
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 426 gr


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