A collection of Neil Young book reviews over the years. Jimmy McDonough's definitive Shakey biography, David Downing's Dreamerof Pictures, and more are reviewed.
CSNY has influenced several generations of muscians while proving to have enduring appeal to fans. CSNY Historian Dave Zimmer gathers the best articles about these four artists and this definitive collection sheds new light on one of the most popular groups of all time.
As rock and roll's first 'supergroup,' CSNY generated an enormous amount of media scrutiny-from their galvanizing appearance at Woodstock to multi-platinum, chart-topping albums such as Deja Vu, from David Crosby's miraculous recovery from life-threatening addictions to the band's resurgence for enormously successful concert tours. Now, noted CSNY historian Dave Zimmer distills the best of the journalism on these four remarkable artists, ranging from group portraits to individual profiles to in-depth interviews to incisive commentary by such writers as Cameron Crowe, Ben Fong-Torres and David Crosby himself.
4 Way Street: The Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Reader is an open window into one of the most popular groups of all time, offering a fascinating look at their highly charged musical relationships and how they have changed over the decades, along the way revealing a colorful chronicle of the music of an era that continues to echo into the new millennium. "
Author Zimmer said: "Back in 1972, when I was a freshman in college at the University of California at Davis and just beginning to get a sense of myself as an independant person, the music of Stephen Stills was like a lightening rod that jolted me awake. He imbued his songs with such stark emotions and feelings that it made me feel less alone during a period when I needed some comfort and direction..."
For more by CSNY histrian Dave Zimmer, see his biography on Neil Young.
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