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Neil Young is one of rock and roll's most important, influential and enigmatic figures, an intensely reticent artist who has granted no writer access to his inner sanctum - until now. Shakey is the whole story of Young's incredible life and career: from his childhood in Canada to the founding of folk-rock pioneers Buffalo Springfield; the bleary conglomeration of Crazy Horse and the monstrous success of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; to the depths of the Tonight's the Night depravity and the Geffen years; and Young's unprecedented nineties 'comeback'. Shakey (the title refers to one of Young's many aliases) is also the compelling human story of a lonely kid for whom music was the only outlet, a driven yet tortured figure who controlled his epilepsy via 'mind over matter', an oddly passionate model train mogul who, inspired by his own son's struggle with cerebral palsy, became a major activist in the quest to help those with the condition. This long-awaited, unprecedented story of a rock 'n' roll legend is uniquely told through the interwoven voices of McDonough - biographer, critic, historian, obsessive fan - and the ever-cantankerous (but slyly funny) Young himself.

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LA FASCINANTE AUTOBIOGRAFÍA DEL LEGENDARIO CANTANTE Y COMPOSITOR DE CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVALJohn Fogerty despliega en Fortunate Son toda su historia, desde su infancia en el norte de California hasta su vertiginoso ascenso al estrellato con Creedence Clearwater Revival. Bajo la batuta de John, lo que empezó como un grupo formado por adolescentes se convirtió en una icónica banda de rock que llegó al número uno, eclipsando incluso a los Beatles en 1969, gracias a clásicos como Proud Mary, Bad moon rising y Born on the bayou, escritos, producidos y cantados por él.Narrado con esa voz sincera y conmovedora que otorgaba tanto poder a sus letras, Fortunate son es un recorrido por la legendaria etapa de Fogerty en CCR, su retiro de la vida pública y de la música tras la disolución de la banda y su posterior resurgimiento como solista. Una historia que demuestra que, a pesar del dolor y los remordimientos, lo que de verdad importa es el amor y, por supuesto, el rock an

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