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Street Player: My Chicago Story Hardcover – Download: Adobe Reader, October 1, 2010 by Danny Seraphine

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[304 pages]

PUB: November 02, 2010

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Author: Seraphine Danny

Brand: Wiley

Edition: 1

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  • Used Book in Good Condition

Format: Download: Adobe Reader

Package Dimensions: 33x236x522

Number Of Pages: 304

Release Date: 01-10-2010

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The inside story of Chicago, one of the most successful and enduring rock bands ever
With their distinctive blending of soulful rock and horn-infused urban jazz, Chicago has thrilled music fans for more than forty years with their lyrical brilliance. In this no-holds-barred memoir, legendary rocker Danny Seraphine shares his dramatic—and often shocking—experiences as the popular supergroup’s cofounder and longtime drummer. He reveals behind-the-scenes anecdotes about Chicago’s beginnings as the house band at Los Angeles’s legendary Whisky A Go Go, where they were discovered by music icons Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, and personal insights about the group’s many comebacks and reinventions over the years.

Offers a lively inside account of the music and history of the perennially popular band Chicago, one of the most successful American bands ever with over 122 million albums sold, by the band’s cofounder and longtime drummer Danny Seraphine
Includes riveting tales and rare photographs from Seraphine’s time on the road touring with performers including Dennis and Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Bruce Springsteen
Candidly tackles many rumors about Chicago, including Mafia ties, accounting and payola scandals, and major drug abuse
Discusses the mysterious circumstances surrounding Seraphine’s 1990 firing from the band as well as his comeback with his critically acclaimed new band, California Transit Authority

Whether you’re a diehard Chicago fan or just love a well-told rock-and-roll memoir, Street Player will entertain and surprise you.

From Publishers Weekly
Drummer Seraphine, a founding member of Chicago, claims the band “always let the music do the talking.” But now it’s Seraphine’s turn to blab. In his brutally honest memoir (the first by any Chicago member), Seraphine gives a lively insider’s account of the music and history of a band that has sold more than 122 million albums. His stories-from the controversial departure of Peter Cetera; the band’s multiple comebacks; and the hairpiece that saved his life one night in Nebraska, to the 1978 Russian roulette death of founding guitarist Terry Kath and Seraphine’s own sacking by the band in 1990-will satisfy longtime fans of the band, whose famous logo often revealed more personality than its members. Despite an overreliance on cliché, Seraphine is a natural storyteller, recalling the early support Chicago received from Jimi Hendrix, how he almost came to blows with Janis Joplin, and the serious cocaine problem that gripped the band (“I considered coke a ninth member of our group”). He also covers his tumultuous childhood in a street gang and a tenuous connection to the Chicago Mafia, often naming names, and it’s obvious that the wounds inflicted by his former band mates have yet to completely heal.
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From the Inside Flap
In Street Player, legendary drummer Danny Seraphine, a founding member of the iconic band Chicago, tells the dramatic story of his rise from the very mean streets of Chicago to the pinnacle of rock fame and fortune in the 1960s, a watershed period in music history. In this riveting book, Seraphine offers vivid portraits of his fellow band members and reveals how Chicago differs from all other bands and why they have captured the hearts of millions of fans worldwide.

This lively inside story is filled with fascinating and colorful tales from Seraphine’s time on the road. He recalls how his first meeting with Janis Joplin nearly turned into a fist fight (and how she sweetly apologized afterward), why Jimi Hendrix invited Chicago to tour with him, and how Hendrix, a former paratrooper, calmly reassured him during a very turbulent flight. He talks about touring with the Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, and other music legends. Seraphine’s tales of learning and perfecting his craft, and of how he pushed his and the band

UPC: 884088547486

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