ebooks Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth; Wind Fire by Philip Bailey; Keith Zimmerman; Kent Zimmerman in Arts-Photography

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From a legendary music journalist with four decades of unprecedented access; an insiders behind-the-scenes look at the major personalities of rock and roll.Lisa Robinson has interviewed the biggest names in music--including Led Zeppelin; the Rolling Stones; John Lennon; Patti Smith; U2; Eminem; Lady Gaga; Jay Z and Kanye West. She visited the teenage Michael Jackson many times at his Encino home. She spent hours talking to John Lennon at his Dakota apartment--and in recording studios just weeks before his murder. She introduced David Bowie to Lou Reed at a private dinner in a Manhattan restaurant; helped the Clash and Elvis Costello get their record deals; was with the Rolling Stones on their jet during a frightening storm; and was mid-flight with Led Zeppelin when their tour manager pulled out a gun. A pioneering female journalist in an exclusive boys club; Lisa Robinson is a preeminent authority on the personalities and influences that have shaped the music world; she has been recognized as rock jounralisms ultimate insider.A keenly observed and lovingly recounted look back on years spent with countless musicians backstage; after hours and on the road; There Goes Gravity documents a lifetime of riveting stories; told together here for the first time.