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This book is a fun and informative historical survey of songs that lionize notorious brigands from Ireland to Brazil, Italy to Australia, to the drug lords of Mexico and the inner-city gangs of the United States. For centuries each of these cultures have continued to romanticize criminals, raising them to the status of heroic figures through poetry, stories, song, and more recently film. A Friend of the Devil tracks the true story of these legendary bandits behind the songs that deify them, while looking at society's role in both creating outlaws, and our perpetual need for a new hero. The book also delves into why socially minded, truth-seeking artists, including Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, wrote and sang songs about such cold-blooded killers as Pretty Boy Floyd and Joey Gallo, purposefully perpetuating their myths in lieu of an honest portrayal of these bad men.
A Friend of the Devil features new interviews with dozens of contemporary songwriters, including Steve Earle, Richard Thompson, Taj Mahal, and Dr. John along with authors Michael Ondaatje and Ishmael Reed. Illustrated with a series of photographs by the author of songwriters and singers of outlaw ballads that include Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Aaron Neville, John Prine, and Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes.
A Friend of the Devil features new interviews with dozens of contemporary songwriters, including Steve Earle, Richard Thompson, Taj Mahal, and Dr. John along with authors Michael Ondaatje and Ishmael Reed. Illustrated with a series of photographs by the author of songwriters and singers of outlaw ballads that include Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Aaron Neville, John Prine, and Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes.
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JOHN KRUTH (New York City) is the author of three musical biographies. John Kruth s 2007 biography of Townes Van Zandt, To Live s to Fly (DaCapo), won the prestigious Deems Taylor Award. His other bios include Bright Moments: The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison (Backbeat Books). As a music journalist, Kruth s work has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, the New York Observer, and Wax Poetics. Kruth is also a songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who leads the world music ensemble TriBeCaStan. He has 10 solo albums to his credit. He currently teaches at the College of Mount Saint Vincent and lives in Greenwich Village.
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- PublisherBackbeat
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1617136719
- ISBN 13 9781617136719
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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