Backbeat: Earl Palmer's Story (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306809804)

There he is, drumming on "Tutti Frutti," "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," and thousands of other songs. As a studio player in New Orleans and Los Angeles from the 1940s through the 1970s, Earl Palmer co-created hundreds of hits and transformed the lope of rhythm and blues into full-tilt rock and roll. He was, as a result, one of the first session men to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Palmer's distinctive voice alternates with the insights of music journalist and historian Tony Scherman in an unforgettable trip through the social and musical cultures of mid-century New Orleans and the feverish world of early rock.

Author: Tony Scherman
ISBN-10: 030680980X
ISBN-13: 9780306809804
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 09/07/2000
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.56d