The Resource Cruel to be kind : the life and music of Nick Lowe, Will Birch
Cruel to be kind : the life and music of Nick Lowe, Will Birch
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- Summary
- Described as "Britain's greatest living songwriter," Nick Lowe has made his mark as a pioneer of pub rock, power-pop, and punk rock and as a producer of Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, the Damned, and the Pretenders. He has been a pop star with his bands Brinsley Schwarz and Rockpile, a stepson-in-law to Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, and is the writer behind hits including "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding." In the past decades, however, he has distinguished himself as an artist who is equally acclaimed for the second act of his career as a tender yet sharp-tongued acoustic balladeer. Biographer Will Birch, who in addition to being a music writer was a drummer and songwriter with The Records, has known Lowe for over forty years and melds Lowe's gift as a witty raconteur with his own authoritative analysis of Lowe's background and the cultural scenes he exemplifies. Lowe's parallel fame as one of the best interviews in the business will contribute to this first look into his life and work--and likely the closest thing fans will get to an autobiography by this notoriously charming cult figure. This is not an authorized biography, but Lowe has given it his spiritual blessing and his management and label are fully on board. Cruel to Be Kind will be the colorful yet serious account of one of the world's most talented and admired musicians
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- viii, 406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780306921957
- Label
- Cruel to be kind : the life and music of Nick Lowe
- Title
- Cruel to be kind
- Title remainder
- the life and music of Nick Lowe
- Statement of responsibility
- Will Birch
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Described as "Britain's greatest living songwriter," Nick Lowe has made his mark as a pioneer of pub rock, power-pop, and punk rock and as a producer of Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, the Damned, and the Pretenders. He has been a pop star with his bands Brinsley Schwarz and Rockpile, a stepson-in-law to Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, and is the writer behind hits including "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding." In the past decades, however, he has distinguished himself as an artist who is equally acclaimed for the second act of his career as a tender yet sharp-tongued acoustic balladeer. Biographer Will Birch, who in addition to being a music writer was a drummer and songwriter with The Records, has known Lowe for over forty years and melds Lowe's gift as a witty raconteur with his own authoritative analysis of Lowe's background and the cultural scenes he exemplifies. Lowe's parallel fame as one of the best interviews in the business will contribute to this first look into his life and work--and likely the closest thing fans will get to an autobiography by this notoriously charming cult figure. This is not an authorized biography, but Lowe has given it his spiritual blessing and his management and label are fully on board. Cruel to Be Kind will be the colorful yet serious account of one of the world's most talented and admired musicians
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Birch, Will
- Dewey number
- 782.42166092
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lowe, Nick
- Rock musicians
- Singers
- Label
- Cruel to be kind : the life and music of Nick Lowe, Will Birch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical resources (pages 371-373) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- viii, 406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780306921957
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- on1078889225
- (OCoLC)1078889225
- Label
- Cruel to be kind : the life and music of Nick Lowe, Will Birch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical resources (pages 371-373) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- viii, 406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780306921957
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- on1078889225
- (OCoLC)1078889225
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