Steve Goodman
Facing the Music
ISBN-13: 9781554907328
Author(s): Clay Eals
Subjects: 6FD, AVGH, AVM
Publisher: Ecw Press
Publisher Imprint: Ecw Press Digital
Publication Date: 15-05-2007
Format: Ebook
Availability: In stock
£11.49
About the book
?Steve Goodman wrote Good mornin America, how are ya into the nation s consciousness, becoming one of the most respected singer/songwriters of the 1970s and early 80s. With warmth and wit, he charmed better-known peers, top critics, and countless fans. Yet this 5-foot-2 troubadour nearly lost his chance at adult life. Diagnosed with leukemia at age 20, Goodman kept it a secret for 16 years as he sang for a generation that assumed it would live forever. This biography scrutinizes a theme that Goodman knew all too well: when death is imminent, we grasp that life