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Liberty: Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness | Drum Memoir and Percussion Biography | Touring and Recording Stories with Billy Joel | Drummer Autobiography and Music Career Book - Hardcover
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Step behind the drum kit with Liberty: Life, Billy, and the Pursuit of Happiness by Liberty DeVitto, longtime drummer for Billy Joel. For three decades, DeVitto created the powerful grooves behind 13 platinum albums, more than 22 Top 40 hits, and six Grammy Award-winning recordings. His story is a rare insider’s look at one of the most successful pop music careers in history. * * This compelling memoir traces Liberty’s journey from his Italian-American roots to his rise through the New York club scene and his breakthrough as Joel’s drummer. With raw honesty, he shares stories of international tours, recording sessions for every album from Turnstiles through Storm Front, and the personal challenges that came with fame. From broken relationships to substance abuse and the loss of loved ones, Liberty recounts how he rebuilt his life while never losing his passion for music. * * More than a drummer’s tale, this is a love story between a musician and his instrument, offering vivid detail about the craft of percussion, the life of a touring artist, and the enduring power of following a dream. Readers who love music biographies, percussion enthusiasts, and fans of Billy Joel will find unforgettable stories from the best seat in the house — the drum throne.
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LIBERTY: Life, Billy, and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Liberty: Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Hal Leonard Corporation, 2020
ISBN 10: 1540097641
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Condition: Good. (Percussion). For thirty years, Liberty DeVitto was the driving force behind one of the biggest pop artists of all time. With his intense drive, endless creativity, and New York swagger, Liberty created the grooves for 13 platinum Billy Joel albums that have sold over 150 million copies, and wrote and performed the drum parts on 22 of Billy's 23 top-40 hits and all of his six GRAMMY@ Award-winning recordings. He toured the world multiple times as one of the most well-known drummers of his era. The amazing success did not come without a price. This is Liberty's story: a tale of an Italian-American kid who followed his dream and attained unimaginable success, only to see it crumble before his eyes, and ultimately experience a rebirth after passing through the fire of broken relationships, divorce, substance abuse, the death of a brother and a bandmate and the pain of losing the persona the world knew as "Billy Joel's drummer." In this compelling memoir, Liberty takes you back to his immigrant roots and ultimate settling on Long Island, a place he recounts in warm detail. He then traces a musician's journey: early childhood bands, a rise through the local club scene, wedding bands, building a career, his first tours, and then a juggernaut of success, excess, and stardom with Billy Joel. The making of each of Billy's albums is recounted in detail, with specific memories from the recording sessions of every song on every album from Turnstiles through Storm Front. Liberty then shares stories from the production and tour for River of Dreams and the end of his tenure with Billy. Liberty is a tale of following and fulfilling your dream, a love story of a drummer and his drum, and an inside look at the music and career of Billy Joel from the man who viewed it from the best seat in house: the drum throne. Seller Inventory # CIN1540097641G
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