Finished We 4/18/12
GoodReads Post:
This is the story of one of the best professional American writers of the 60's and 70's who just happened to cover Folk and Rock Music. As Youth Culture developed, so did the writers who covered the movement, and Paul Nelson was one of the most trenchant and hard-hitting. Almost half of the book is devoted to a biography of Nelson, and the second section covers the man's writings. Nelson's personal life could be seen as an abject failure(he certainly does not appear to have been a very happy man), yet his insight on Art and his descriptions of the artisits are some of the finest ever published.
Even if you are not a fan of these musical genres, "The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson" is are worth your time!
Friends of Paul Nelson:
Ross McDonald (Kenneth Millar)
Elliott Murphy
Warren Zevon
Bob Dylan
Clint Eastwood
Bruce Springsteen
Martin Scorsese
Rod Stewart
Jackson Brown
"The man who drank two Cokes with every meal, and never had a green vegetable since Nixon was impeached".
THE LITTLE SANDY REVIEW SING!OUT Early publications on Folk and Rock which he wrote for.
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