Jackie Wilson

Lonely Teardrops

Tony Douglas (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-14023-3 (ISBN)

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To his many fans, he was known simply as "Mr. Excitement," a singer whose music and stage presence influenced generations of performers, from Elvis Presley to Michael Jackson. Jackie Wilson: Lonely Teardrops looks at the life and career of this deeply troubled artist. Published briefly in a limited edition in the United Kingdom, this Routledge edition makes available this definitive biography for Wilson's legions of fans. Also includes two 8-page photo inserts.

Tony Douglas is a writer/researcher on black American music. He lives in Australia.

Why a Book on Jackie Wilson? 7 Acknowledgements 9 Introduction 13 Chapter One: Danny Boy 14 Chapter Two: You Can't Keep a Good Man Down 34 Chapter Three: Reet Petite .. 50 Chapter Four: You'd Better Know It.............80 Chapter Five: A Woman, a Lover, a Friend.....84 Chapter Six: I'm Wanderin' .. 94 Chapter Seven: Higher and Higher............114 Chapter Eight: A Kiss, a Thrill and Goodbye.139 Chapter Nine: Soul Galore 150 Chapter Ten: I Don't Need You Around.......165 Chapter Eleven: Those Heartaches............177 Chapter Twelve: This Love Is Real.............183 Chapter Thirteen: Beautiful Day...............197 Chapter Fourteen: It's All Over 214 Chapter Fifteen: Your Loss, My Gain..........241 Chapter Sixteen: The Greatest Hurt..........247 Chapter Seventeen: Postscript .252 Bibliography . 256 Discography . 258

Erscheinungsdatum	08.04.2016
Zusatzinfo	22 Halftones, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
ISBN-10	1-138-14023-6 / 1138140236
ISBN-13	978-1-138-14023-3 / 9781138140233
Zustand	Neuware