The undisputed queen of sex, drugs and rock n'' roll was also the voice of a generation who, when she overdosed on heroin at the age of twenty-seven in October 1970; became the posthumous icon of bad girl femininity for millions around the world.
Drawing on hundreds of interviews Echols renders Joplin in all her complexity, revealing how this sweet-voiced girl from Texas recreated herself, first as a gravely-voiced bluesy folksinger, and then as rock n'' roll''s first female superstarEchols examines the roots of her musicianship and her efforts to probe the outer limits of life; declaring herself the first white-black person and pursuing sex with men and women alike.
Moving from the electric ballrooms of San Francisco to the mud-soaked fields of Woodstock, Joplin''s story is also a chronicle of the revolutions of the sixties - a generation''s experiment with high-risk living and the exacting price they ultimately paid for thisWritten in a captivating novel-like style this is a deeply affecting biography of one of America''s most talented, tormented and enduring stars.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
432 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Little, Brown Book Group |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2001-06-07 |
| ISBN |
9781860497292 |