{"product_id":"twenty-thousand-roads-the-ballad-of-gram-parsons-and-his-cosmic-american-music-paperback","title":"Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A terrific biography of a rock innovator that hums with juicy detail and wincing truth. . . . Page after page groans with the folly of the '60s drug culture, the tragedy of talent toasted before its time, the curse of wealth and the madness of wasted opportunity.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE LOS ANGELES TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST ROCK BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eROLLING STONE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. His intimates and collaborators included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, and Clarence White. Parsons led the Byrds to create the seminal country rock masterpiece \u003ci\u003eSweetheart of the Rodeo\u003c\/i\u003e, helped to guide the Rolling Stones beyond the blues in their appreciation of American roots music, and found his musical soul mate in Emmylou Harris. Parsons' solo albums, \u003ci\u003eGP\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrievous Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, are now recognized as visionary masterpieces of the transcendental jambalaya of rock, soul, country, gospel, and blues Parsons named \"Cosmic American Music.\" Parsons had everything--looks, charisma, money, style, the best drugs, the most heartbreaking voice--and threw it all away with both hands, dying of a drug and alcohol overdose at age twenty-six. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this beautifully written, raucous, meticulously researched biography, David N. Meyer gives Parsons' mythic life its due. From interviews with hundreds of the famous and obscure who knew and worked closely with Parsons-many who have never spoken publicly about him before-Meyer conjures a dazzling panorama of the artist and his era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Twenty Thousand Roads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Far and away the most thorough biography of Parsons . . . skewers any number of myths surrounding this endlessly mythologized performer.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The definitive account of Gram Parsons' life-and early death. From the country-rock pioneer's wealthy, wildly dysfunctional family through his symbiotic friendship with Keith Richards, Meyer deftly illuminates one of rock's most elusive figures.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Meticulously researched . . . Though Meyer answers a lot of long-burning questions, he preserves Parsons' legend as a man of mystery.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Meyer gives Parsons a thorough, Peter Guralnick-like treatment.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid N. Meyer was born in Gainesville, Georgia. His books include\u003ci\u003e The 100 Best Films To Rent You've Never Heard Of\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Girl and A Gun; The Complete Guide to Film Noir On Video.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written on film and music for\u003ci\u003e Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Rocket\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Meyer teaches in cinema studies at the New School and is the film editor for the arts monthly \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Rail. \u003c\/i\u003eHe contributed to the underground humor classic \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Subgenius.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in New York City and Ketchum, Idaho. \u003cbr\u003ewww.twentythousandroads.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755593400608,"sku":"9780345503367","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9863d52dee6ee2199e70a5be8e3c4d2b.webp?v=1780063096","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/twenty-thousand-roads-the-ballad-of-gram-parsons-and-his-cosmic-american-music-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}