The book describe events that have occurred during my life.My tour of record companies in the early 1960's.Meeting celebrities (Jimmy Reed,Cliff Richard etc.).Being at E.M.I. just before the Beatles first sessions.Life on two continents. My early experiences and careers.Events that mold a person into who they are today. No matter what aspirations a person has, life can deal both a good or bad hand of cards. The secret is to ride the wave. This is difficult for some who try hard just to “Get through”. To others life is just a breeze from beginning to end.Mine has experienced the whole gambit, Always trying to keep one step ahead. Sometimes life was bad, others times good. Most of us are not born rich. In my case I gave it the old ‘College try’ and in time it all worked out. The only thing we cannot change are personal tragedies.Like Dorothy in OZ,I "Dust myself off, and try all over again.
Of course, we all know the contribution that Memphis made to rockabilly and rock and roll in general. But Memphis was also a catalyst for rock and roll to grow out of little studios all over the USA in the mid to late 1950s. Now Bob Morritt has written a book to tell the story of one of those areas.
Rockin’ in the Desert follows the early recording studios in Arizona. It tells the story of what was going on in the area during the birth of rock and roll.
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