Pick Up the Pieces

By John Corbett,

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Unless you lived through the 1970s, it seems impossible to understand it at all. Drug delirium, groovy fashion, religious cults, mega corporations, glitzy glam, hard rock, global unrest-from our 2018 perspective, the seventies are often remembered as a bizarre blur of bohemianism and disco. With Pick Up the Pieces, John…


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1 author picked Pick Up the Pieces as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Corbett’s book is the perfect blend of curated music history, adroit criticism, and intimate memoir.

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This irreverent biography provides a rare window into the music industry from a promoter’s perspective. From a young age, Peter Jest was determined to make a career in live music, and despite naysayers and obstacles, he did just that, bringing national acts to his college campus atUW-Milwaukee, booking thousands of…

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