Roadhouse Blues

Morrison, The Doors, and the Death Days of the Sixties

Bob Batchelor, Carlos Acevedo

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Hamilcar Publications
01 March 2023

Rock & Pop music; Biography: arts & entertainment

'Bob Batchelor writes with great eloquence and insight about the Doors, the greatest hard-rock band we have ever had, and through this book, we plunge deeply into the mystery that surrounds Jim Morrison. It is Batchelor's warmth and compassion that ignites Roadhouse Blues and helps explain Morrison's own miraculous dark fire.' - Jerome Charyn, PEN/Faulkner Award finalist and author of Big Red

Shrouded in mystery and the swirling psychedelic sounds of the Sixties, the Doors have captivated listeners across seven decades. Jim Morrison - haunted, beautiful, and ultimately doomed - transformed from rock god to American icon. With each successive generation of fans, the Doors become more popular and transcendent. Yet the band's full significance is buried beneath layers of mythology and folklore.

InRoadhouse Blues, Bob Batchelor presents an epic tale of one of rock's (and America's) most significant periods, as the Age of Aquarius gave way to a new age of mayhem, presidential misdeeds, and murder. Batchelor combines cultural history, musical and lyrical analysis, and a broad stroke of pop-culture mythos to give fresh perspective on a pivotal time.

Candid, authoritative, and utterly absorbing, Roadhouse Blues that set the tone for the contemporary world. Beyond the mythology, the hype, and the mystique around Morrison's untimely death, this book takes readers on a roller-coaster ride, examining the impact the band had on America as the nation veered from decadence to debauchery.

""We're gonna have a real good time!'

By: Bob Batchelor
Foreword by: Carlos Acevedo
Imprint: Hamilcar Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 20mm
ISBN: 9781949590548
ISBN 10: 1949590542
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Lighting America’s Fire 2. How a Sound (and a Band) are Born 3. The Doors Rule! 4. Blood in the Streets, It’s Up to My Ankles 5. Another Lost Angel 6. Death of the Lizard King 7. America’s Favorite Rock and Roll Band 8. Who Was Jim Morrison and Why does it Matter?

Bob Batchelor is an award-winning cultural historian and author of Stan Lee: A Life, The BourbonKing, and a dozen other books exploring history and biography. He has written about many iconic musicians and eras, including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash,Grunge, and jazz. Batchelor's books have been translated into a dozen languages,while his work has appeared or been featured in the New York Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, Los Angeles Times, Today.com,The Guardian, and Time. He is a frequent on-air expert.Batchelor earned a doctorate in Literature at the University of South Florida and lives in North Carolina with his wife Suzette and their two daughters.

Reviews for Roadhouse Blues: Morrison, The Doors, and the Death Days of the Sixties

Bob Batchelor writes with great eloquence and insight about the Doors, the greatest hard-rock band we have ever had, and through this book, we plunge deeply into the mystery that surrounds Jim Morrison. It is Batchelor's warmth and compassion that ignites Roadhouse Blues and helps explain Morrison's own miraculous dark fire. -Jerome Charyn, PEN/Faulkner Award finalist