Black Gold
The Lost Archives of Jimi Hendrix
By Steven Roby
Billboard Books, 2002
ISBN: 082307854X
Nonfiction / Biography
African-American Interest
Reviewed by Carolyn
Howard-Johnson, MyShelf.Com
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Black Gold: A Combination
Memoir
and Reference for Music Fans
Steven Roby, the author of Black Gold, was the editor and publisher of
a internationally distributed Jimi Hendrix magazine and has worked with
the Hendrix family's corporation as the editor of the company's magazine
and contributor to its website. He has also produced annual radio tributes
to the legendary artist and promoted two live Hendrix tribute concerts.
Here is a man uniquely equipped to write a biography cum reference of
Jimi Hendrix.
This is not a book for
everyone but Hendrix fans, and many music fans will love it. Anyone taking
a course in American music might also find it an invaluable reference
complete with a "Discography," a complete index, a bibliography
and extensive notes.
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Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the author of "This is the Place"
and "Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered"
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