“The days of poets moping around castle steps wearing black capes is over. The poets of today are amplified.”
— LEONARD COHEN
Picking up where Samuel Johnson left off more than two centuries ago, Ray Robertson’s Lives of the Poets (with Guitars) offers up an amplified gathering of thirteen portraits of rock & roll, blues, folk, and alt-country’s most inimitable artists. Irreverent and riotous, Robertson explores the “greater or lesser heat” with which each musician shaped their genre, while offering absorbing insight into their often tumultuous lives.
Includes essays on Gene Clark, Ronnie Lane, The Ramones, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Townes Van Zandt, Little Richard, Alan Wilson, Willie P. Bennett, Gram Parsons, Hound Dog Taylor, Paul Siebel, Willis Alan Ramsey, and John Hartford.
Table of Content
Chapter 1 – Gene Clark
Chapter 2 – Ronnie Lane
Chapter 3 – The Ramones
Chapter 4 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Chapter 5 – Townes Van Zandt
Chapter 6 – Little Richard
Chapter 7 – Alan Wilson
Chapter 8 – Willie P. Benett
Chapter 9 – Gram Parsons
Chapter 10 – Hound Dog Taylor
Chapter 11 – Paul Siebel/Willis Alan Ramsey
Chapter 12 – John Hartford
About the author
Ray Robertson is the author of nine novels, six collections of non-fiction, and a book of poetry. His work has been translated into several languages. He contributed liner notes to three Grateful Dead archival releases: Dave’s Picks #45, the Here Comes Sunshine 1973 boxed set, and the From the Mars Hotel 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, he lives in Toronto.
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