Nowhere To Run by Gerry Hirshey
A portrait of soul music recounted by the voices of the people who were there, presenting the recollections of soul greats such as ray Charles, Ben E. King, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross. Author Gerri Hirshey draws on an impressive list of interviews to trace the history of soul from the beginnings of Motown to its influence on the musical diaspora of the 1960s.
Hirshey, Gerri: - For more than thirty years, Gerri Hirshey has worked as a features writer, columnist, reporter, and essayist at The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, GQ, Esquire, and New York, among others. She has also written for O, The Oprah Magazine, More, The Nation, Food & Wine, Ladies' Home Journal, and Parade. Beginning in the 1980s, Hirshey was the first female contributing editor toRolling Stone--she wrote celebrity profiles of numerous artists, musicians, actors, authors, and fashion designers. She is the author of several books, including Nowhere to Run: The Story of Soul Music, which is now in its seventh reprint incarnation, and We Gotta Get Outta This Place: The True, Tough Story of Women in Rock. Hirshey lives in New York City with her husband, Mark Zwonitzer, a writer and documentary filmmaker; they have two young adult children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904915102 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904915108 |
| Title | Nowhere To Run |
| Author | Gerry Hirshey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Southbank Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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