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Comrade Rockstar : The Life and Mystery of Dean Reed, the All-American Boy Who Brought Rock 'N' Roll to the Soviet Union
Comrade Rockstar The Life and Mystery of Dean Reed the AllAmerican Boy Who Brought Rock 'N' Roll to the Soviet Union
Author: Reggie Nadelson
Dean Reed had one of the strangest careers in the history of popular culture. Failing to gain recognition for his music in his native United States, he achieved celebrity in South America in the early 1960s and then, unbelievably, became the biggest rock star in the Soviet Union, where he was awarded the Lenin Prize and his icons were sold along...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802715555
ISBN-10: 0802715559
Publication Date: 6/13/2006
Pages: 352
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  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Walker & Company
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Nadelson's facinating book is as much a study of the life behind the iron curtain and the significance that rock and roll music held for the young pre-Glasnost generation, as it is a straightforward biography. This book was ok.


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