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April 7, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Tricky and Rickie: Two Great Recent Music Memoirs

I’ve read so many music biographies, memoirs and autobiographies. I used to call it an “occupational hazard” – I mean it was nearly a first love, I remember reading books about John Lennon and Mick Jagger and Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan when I was 12 and 13 years old. I was into all sorts […]
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September 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Sheila E: The Beat of My Own Drum – A Memoir

The Beat of My Own Drum: A Memoir Sheila E. with Wendy Holden Atria Books Here is one of the single best music memoirs I’ve ever read – sure, it helps I’m already a fan, I found out about Sheila E. through her work with Prince, of course. But I was soon well aware of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alejandro Escovedo, Autobiography, Billy Cobham, Book Review, Carlos Santana, Con Funk Shun, Drums, E, Escovedo, George Duke, Memoir, Music Book, Music Memoir, Percussion, Percussionist, Pete Escovedo, Prince, Santana, Sheila E., Sheila Escovedo, Tito Puente, Wendy Holden ·

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