Name: Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story, Paperback/Michael Elliott
Brand: Chicago Review Press
Price: 118.99 RON
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By the mid-1980s, singer-songwriter John Hiatt had been dropped from three record labels, burned through two marriages, and had fallen deep into alcoholism. It took a stint in rehab and a new family to inspire him, then a producer and an A R man to have a little faith. By February 1987, he was back in the studio on a shoestring budget with a hand-picked supergroup consisting of Ry Cooder on guitar, Nick Lowe on bass, and Jim Keltner on drums, recording what would become his masterpiece, Bring the Family . Based on author Michael Elliott's multiple extensive and deeply personal interviews with Hiatt as well as his collaborators and contemporaries, including Rosanne Cash, Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, and many others, Have a Little Faith is the journey through the musical landscape of the 1960s through today that places Hiatt's long career in context with the glossy pop, college-alternative, mainstream country, and heartland rock of the last half-century. Hiatt's life both pre- and post- Family will be revealed, as well as the music loved by critics, fellow musicians, and fans alike. Michael Elliott is a staff writer for the pioneering roots music authority No Depression . His music writing has also appeared in PopMatters and The Bitter Southerner . Elliott spent close to thirty years in radio as operations manager, music director, program director, and disc jockey in a variety of formats. He has interviewed and produced profiles on musicians as diverse as Isaac Hayes, Charlie Danie