Name: Truth, Lies & Hearsay: A Memoir of a Musical Life in and Out of Rock and Roll, Paperback/John Simon
Brand: John Simon
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Description #5 on Billboard Magazine's list of the Top Ten Music Books of 2018 New York, NY, January 1, 2019 - Celebrated music producer John Simon has produced some of the greatest rock 'n' roll ever recorded including The Band 's Music From Big Pink , The Band , The Last Waltz ; Janis Joplin 's Cheap Thrills ; Simon and Garfunkel 's Bookends and the debut albums by Leonard Cohen and Blood, Sweat and Tears . His contributions to popular music have helped tell the story of a generation in the 1960s and 70s and now he is sharing his own. * * * * * * "WHEN JOHN SIMON JOINED THE BAND'S BROTHERHOOD HE FIT LIKE A GLOVE. I CAN'T IMAGINE ANOTHER RECORD PRODUCER IN THE WHOLE WORLD WHO COULD'VE MATCHED JOHN'S WORK ON MUSIC FROM BIG PINK AND THE BAND ." Robbie Robertson In writing TRUTH, LIES & HEARSAY, Simon has created an invaluable memoir of the music revolution of the 1960s and 70s With his truly unique perspective on music and the music business, he has drawn on a lifetime of personal experiences including: . On-the-spot accounts of the recording sessions for Music From Big Pink and The Band 's 2 nd album . How his life changed after making a hit record of a song by Paul Simon that Paul didn't even like . Witnessing the volatile personal dynamics while making Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company featuring their brand-new vocalist, Janis Joplin . Life in Woodstock, before the Festival, when it was just a small town safe-haven for musicians . Behind-the-scenes at The L