I've been out there : on the road with legends of rock 'n' roll / Grady Gaines with Rod Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaines, Grady, author.

Evans, Rod, 1962- author.

Series:

John and Robin Dickson series in Texas music.

John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saxophonists--Texas--Biography.

Saxophonists.

Rock musicians--Texas--Biography.

Rock musicians.

Upsetters (Musical group)--History.

Upsetters (Musical group).

Texas Upsetters (Musical group)--History.

Texas Upsetters (Musical group).

Gaines, Grady.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station, [Texas] : Texas A&M University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<DIV>GRADY GAINES, from Houston, Texas, was the musical director and saxophonist for Little Richard's seminal backing band the Upsetters during the rock 'n' roll icon's biggest hitmaking era in the mid-1950s. He continues to perform as leader of Grady Gaines and the Texas Upsetters. ROD EVANS is an award-winning, Houston-based freelance journalist, writer, and editor.</DIV>

Contents:

The rest is history

Porch music

"Cut out all that noise!"

Tearing up them houses

Down at Peacock Studios

Like nothin' they'd ever seen

Dancin' and steppin'

Road warriors

Exit stage left

"Ain't nothin' for a stepper"

In the studio

Still blowin'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

905970012