"The simple brilliance of White Bicycles is that its author never overstates his own importance or exaggerates his failings, and still ends up telling an irresistible tale" --New York Times When Muddy Waters came to London at the start of the 1960s, a kid...
When Muddy Waters came to London in the early '60s, Joe Boyd was his tour manager. When Dylan went electric at the Newport Festival, Joe Boyd was plugging in his guitar. When it was the summer of love, Joe Boyd was running the coolest club in London, the UFO. When a bunch...
Joe Boyd offers the real story of what it was like to be at the heart of the 60s music scene. He brings to life the elusive figure of Nick Drake and presents portraits of a host of other musicians including Bob Dylan, the Fairport Convention and Lonnie Johnson.
'This is the best book about music I've read in years, and a gripping piece of social history.' - Brian Eno When Muddy Waters came to London at the start of the 1960s, a kid from Boston called Joe Boyd was his tour manager; when Dylan went electric at the Newport Festival, Joe...