Brown Eyed Handsome Man : The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry by Pegg, Bruce

Routledge, 2006-10-24. 1. paperback. Used: Good.

Routledge, New York, 2002, Fine Trade Paperback, 318 pages, 5.75" x 8.75".

Paperback. Very Good. First Edition: Number Line..Softcover in good condition

Routledge, 2006-10-24. 1. paperback. Used:Good.

New. Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry draws on dozens of interviews done by the author himself and voluminous public records to paint a complete picture of this complicated figure. This biography uncovers the real Berry and provides us with a stirring, unvarnished portrait of both the man and the artist. Berry has long been one of pop music's most enigmatic personalities. Growing up in a middle-class, black neighborhood in St. Louis, his first major hit song, "Maybellene," was an adaptation of a white country song, wedded to a black-influenced beat. Thereafter came a string of brilliant songs celebrating teenage life in the '50s, including "School Day," "Johnny B. Goode," and "Sweet Little Sixteen." Berry's career rise was meteoric; but his fall came equally quickly, when his relations with an underage girl led to his conviction. It was not his first (nor his last) run in with the law.… Read More

Routledge, 2005. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 318 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.

Routledge, 2006-10-24. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!