About the Book

A Heartbeat and a Guitar

A Heartbeat and a Guitar

Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears
Antonino D'Ambrosio (Author)
May 2011
Trade Paperback · 296 Pages
$16.99 U.S. · $19.95 CAN · £9.99 U.K. · €11.99 E.U.
ISBN 9781568586373
Nation Books
 

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Description

A Heartbeat and a Guitar tells of the collaboration of two distinct yet connected musicians—iconoclast Johnny Cash and pioneering folk artist Peter La Farge— Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian, the album that influenced the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. In this intimate portrayal of the two musicians, D'Ambrosio interviewed surviving members of Cash's band, his producers, and admirers Pete Seeger and Kris Kristofferson. He renders a dramatic picture of both an era of radical protest and the making of one of the most controversial and enduring works of political pop art of the 1960s.

About the Author

Antonino D'Ambrosio's work appears regularly in the Progressive, the Believer, the Nation, and other publications. A film version of his first book, Let Fury Have the Hour, will be released in 2011.