In It for the Long Run: A Musical Odyssey (Music in American Life)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.75 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252079817 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Enjoyable Read for Any Nashville Music Fan Allright Guy Very nice read. I had the opportunity to share a few drinks with the author many years ago and didn't realize until much later that he was a music producer of such renown; I just remember him being a very personable and friendly guy who seemed to know every person in this Nashville watering hole. The takeaway from The Long Run is tha. "The best way to enjoy this book is to HEAR IT!" according to Steve Ramm. Jim Rooney is truly a renaissance man. He grew up on the Boston area in the 19The best way to enjoy this book is to HEAR IT! Steve Ramm Jim Rooney is truly a renaissance man. He grew up on the Boston area in the 1940s and 50s and was literally right there at the beginning of the “folk music boom” in the late 1950s. He was a musician performing at a young age and for many years helped run the legendary folk music coffeehouse, Club 47. But, at the same time. 0s and 50s and was literally right there at the beginning of the “folk music boom” in the late 1950s. He was a musician performing at a young age and for many years helped run the legendary folk music coffeehouse, Club The best way to enjoy this book is to HEAR IT! Steve Ramm Jim Rooney is truly a renaissance man. He grew up on the Boston area in the 1940s and 50s and was literally right there at the beginning of the “folk music boom” in the late 1950s. He was a musician performing at a young age and for many years helped run the legendary folk music coffeehouse, Club 47. But, at the same time. 7. But, at the same time. "Fascinating read. How many degrees of separation away are you?" according to John Goodin. Chances are if you know, or have met, anyone who has been active in folk, blues, bluegrass, country, cajun or traditional Irish music in the last 60 years you are only one or two steps away from Jim Rooney. This book is a wonderfully entertaining insider's look at the music world written by someone who has been most everywhere and me
In It for the Long Run: A Musical Odyssey is Rooney's kaleidoscopic first-hand account of more than five decades of success as a performer, concert promoter, songwriter, music publisher, engineer, and record producer.As witness to and participant in over a half century of music history, Rooney provides a sophisticated window into American vernacular music. Inspired by the Hank Williams and Leadbelly recordings he heard as a teenager growing up outside of Boston, Jim Rooney began a musical journey that intersected with some of the biggest names in American music including Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Bill Monroe, Muddy Waters, and Alison Krauss. Following his stint as a "Hayloft Jamboree" hillbilly sin
His guiding hand has helped launch and expand the careers of a host of great artists and I can't imagine the arc of my own success without the benefit of Jim's natural musical integrity and generous support."--Pat Alger, member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. He always had a way of lifting us all up out of the everyday. We never forgot that we were trying to make music that'd help people get THROUGH the everyday, but, ironically, you have to get on up out of it for awhile in order to do that. Jim always made t