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The girl in the back : a female drummer's life with Bowie, Blondie, and the '70s rock scene

Title
The girl in the back : a female drummer's life with Bowie, Blondie, and the '70s rock scene / Laura Davis-Chanin.
Author
Davis-Chanin, Laura
Publication
  • Milwaukee, WI : Backbeat Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard LLC, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Description
xv, 247 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"Seventeen-year old Laura, quaking within her skin while the bursting punk rock revolution explodes around her, starts a band with her teenage friends called the Student Teachers. She's the drummer. In comes Jimmy Destri from Blondie. He thinks the Student Teachers are terrific! And then he falls in love with Laura. He pulls her into the glamorous life of Blondie and introduces her to David Bowie. Bowie takes an interest in Laura's band, attends their rehearsals, and sets them up to open for Iggy Pop at the Palladium on Halloween 1979. It's the beginning of amazing success in rock 'n' roll! Until, in 1980, Laura is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Does it all fall apart? Later, at a dinner with Bowie, he whispers something to Laura. And it helps her save her life. In prose that flows like music, Laura Davis-Chanin presents a rich work of narrative nonfiction that is not only deeply personal but also revealing of the punk rock heyday in New York City. Infused with rare photographs, this book is a journey through a unique, ephemeral life experience."--
Subject
  • Davis-Chanin, Laura
  • Women punk rock musicians > United States > Biography
  • Women drummers (Musicians) > United States > Biography
  • Punk rock musicians > United States > Biography
  • Drummers (Musicians) > United States > Biography
  • Drummers (Musicians)
  • Punk rock musicians
  • Women drummers (Musicians)
  • Women punk rock musicians
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Autobiographies.
  • Biography.
Call Number
JNE 18-118
ISBN
  • 9781617136870
  • 1617136875
LCCN
  • 2018010871
  • 888680668105
OCLC
1000582202
Author
Davis-Chanin, Laura, author.
Title
The girl in the back : a female drummer's life with Bowie, Blondie, and the '70s rock scene / Laura Davis-Chanin.
Publisher
Milwaukee, WI : Backbeat Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard LLC, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Other Standard Identifier
888680668105
Publisher No.
HL00218147 Hal Leonard
00218147 Hal Leonard
Research Call Number
JNE 18-118
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