The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones by Stanley Booth

The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones by Stanley Booth

Stanley Booth, a member of the Rolling Stones' inner circle, met the band just a few months before Brian Jones drowned in a swimming pool in 1968. He lived with them throughout their 1969 American tour, staying up all night together listening to blues, talking about music, ingesting drugs, and consorting with groupies. His thrilling account culminates with their final concert at Altamont Speedway--a nightmare of beating, stabbing, and killing that would signal the end of a generation's dreams of peace and freedom. But while this book renders in fine detail the entire history of the Stones, paying special attention to the tragedy of Brian Jones, it is about much more than a writer and a rock band. It has been called--by Harold Brodkey and Robert Stone, among others--the best book ever written about the sixties. In Booth's new afterword, he finally explains why it took him 15 years to write the book, relating an astonishing story of drugs, jails, and disasters.

Rythm Oil: A Voyage Through the Music of the American South and Keith: Till I Roll Over Dead are both written by Stanley Booth. He's written for Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Playboy, among other publications. He currently resides in Brunswick, Georgia.

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ISBN 13	9781556524004
ISBN 10	1556524005
Title	The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones
Author	Stanley Booth
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	A Cappella Books
Year published	2000-05-01
Number of pages	416
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