{"product_id":"way-down-playing-bass-with-elvis-dylan-the-doors-and-more-the-autobiography-of-jerry-scheff-9781617130328","title":"Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, The Doors and More: The Autobiography of Jerry Scheff","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this candid and perceptive memoir of his 45-year career  bassist Jerry Scheff takes us onto Elvis's private jet  on tour with Bob Dylan  and into the studio with The Doors. A stalwart presence behind some of the greatest names of popular music  Scheff has also played with Roy Orbison  Elvis Costello  the Association  Neil Diamond  Johnny Mathis  the Everly Brothers  John Denver  and Nancy Sinatra  to name just a few. Eschewing hype  Scheff provides a behind-the-scenes perspective  from having worked sleeves rolled up  side by side  with the great artists in their factories.ÞThe book opens with the TCB band's learning of the King's death while en route to a tour date  a pivotal moment for him  the rest of the band  and the world at large. He then proceeds on a nonlinear journey that mirrors the process of true life-reflection  from his roots in San Francisco to his touring all over the world.ÞThis is a tale of a man who has truly grown a career from a genuine love of music and of his instrument  proving how following that gift can bring a person to places beyond his wildest dreams. It is an exciting inside view of the evolution and craft and work of making rock and roll ä a must-have for true music craftsmen and music junkies in general.","brand":"Hal Leonard Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188872012119,"sku":"9781617130328","price":18.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/way-down-playing-bass-with-elvis-dylan-the-doors-and-more-the-autobiography-of-jerry-scheff-9781617130328","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}