Diary of a Rock and Roll Tour Manager: 2,190 Days and Nights With the South's Premier Rock Band

Perkins, Willie

ISBN 10: 0881468460 / ISBN 13: 9780881468465

Published by Mercer Univ Pr, 2022

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160 pages. 8.96x7.08x0.42 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0881468460

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diary of a Rock and Roll Tour Manager: 2,190 Days and Nights With the South's Premier Rock Band
• Publisher: Mercer Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881468460
• ISBN 13: 9780881468465
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.32 kilograms

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Synopsis

DIARY OF A ROCK AND ROLL TOUR MANAGER chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of the day-to-day touring of The Allman Brothers Band from 1970 to 1976, detailing their rise from obscurity to the absolute pinnacle of rock super stardom. Tour manager, Willie Perkins shepherded the band from their lowly beginnings in smoke-filled bars to six figure payoffs before hundreds of thousands of fans in outdoor venues. He was there for the tragic, untimely accidental deaths of both Duane Allman and Berry Oakley, the ugliness of drug and alcohol abuse, and the love for the music and true brother and sisterhood among band, crew, management, and family members. Here, Perkins writes in detail about the efforts involved in the touring and recording career of The Allman Brothers Band in their early and most productive years. He introduces the reader to some of the colorful promoters who produced the concerts and the interesting historical venues where they performed, many of which no longer exist.