More Miles Than Money: Journeys Through American Music

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"Wild American road tales from a writer who lives to ride."--Charlie Musselwhite

"Garth Cartwright takes you on a quixotic trek down the dirt roads of American music."--Michael Dregni, author of "Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz"

Armed only with a Greyhound ticket and enough money for his next beer, Garth Cartwright sets out to see whether the American roots music he loves--blues and country, folk and soul--is still alive in the twenty-first century.

His journey takes him from an LA bus station to the Mexican cantinas of San Antonio; from the Indian reservations of New Mexico to the last surviving juke joints of Highway 61. Along the way he meets an exotic mix of surviving legends--from soul diva Mabel John to the queen of Mexican American song, Lydia Mendoza; from funk pioneer Charles Wright to country troubadour Billy Joe Shaver--plus a cast of cowboy poets, down and out bluesmen, and a feller called Lee who becomes Cartwright's co-pilot for an epic drive across the deserts of the Southwest.

Constantly in motion, Cartwright observes a frayed, divided United States, one plagued by crystal meth and poverty. But when the music plays and the open road calls, he finds America's primal spirit remains.

Garth Cartwright was born in New Zealand and is based in London. He writes for various international publications and is the author of "Princes Amongst Men."

Product Info

ISBN: 1846686873

ISBN-13: 9781846686870

Publisher: Serpent's Tail

Year: 2009

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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