Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock

by Richie Unterberger

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This book explores the evolution of 19 intriguing artists bred by the unique 1960s music scene and traces the musical and cultural threads that gave birth to their electrifying innovations. From folk-rockers to blue- and brown-eyed soulsters to rock satirists and beyond acclaimed rock author Unterberger uncovers the lives and music of the key visionaries in a mesmerizing decade including: The Pretty Things Tim Buckley Arthur Brown The Fugs Bobby Fuller The Bonzo Dog Band Fred Neil The Beau Brummels and many more. Includes cool photos throughout and audio samples highlighting the sounds of some of the featured artists.TH Comprehensive and engaging. Clearly Unterberger has done his research. TH a EBillboardE
  • ISBN10 0879306165
  • ISBN13 9780879306168
  • Publish Date 1 October 2000
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 3 June 2011
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
  • Imprint Backbeat Books
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 296
  • Language English