Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer

Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer
Redemption Song The Ballad of Joe Strummer
Author: Chris Salewicz
?Engrossing.? ?BEN GILL, Mother Jones  ?Passionate and detailed.? ?ROBERT CHRISTGAU, The New York Times Book Review  ?[An] epic, meticulously researched . . . biography.? ?ZAC CRAIN, Esquire  ?The most complete and honest account of Strummer?s professional and personal life.? ?RON WYNN, The Nashville ...  more » ?There was a time when The Clash . . . was (quite properly) billed as ?The Only Band That Matters.? [This] biography about lead singer Joe Strummer explains why . . . Salewicz, a longtime Strummer associate and chronicler of the punk scene, quickly settles into his groove and stays there, his words as vivid as the lyrics to ?White Man in Hammersmith Palais? or ?London Calling.? Details abound, providing fresh glimpses into the Strummer persona, along with those that preceded it . . . [A] compelling tale of Strummer?s too-short life.? ?LARRY MCSHANE, Associated Press  ?Will likely go down as the definitive bio of Strummer and the Clash.? ?JEFF TAMARKIN, Harp
The Market's bargain prices are even better for Paperbackswap club members!
Retail Price: $22.00
Buy New (Paperback): $15.89 (save 27%) or
Become a PBS member and pay $11.99+1 PBS book credit Help icon(save 45%)
ISBN-13: 9780865479821
ISBN-10: 0865479828
Publication Date: 5/13/2008
Pages: 640
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres: