Richards, Keith and Fox, James. Life.
Last month Merrick Library welcomed to its Biography section Frank: The Voice by James Kaplan. This month Merrick says hello to the memoirs of someone who might be the rock and roll equivalent of Mr. Sinatra. Grandson of a onetime dance band saxophonist, Keith Richards from age fifteen on sought to develop his own playing style after the initial influence of American blues guitarists. Richards shared his passion for the Delta sound with school friend Mick Jagger which formed the core of The Rolling Stones. That bond has remained despite a degree of social alienation between the two on many levels particularly over their individual trysts with singer/songwriter/actress Marianne Faithfull. While Jagger has been knighted Richards continues to be the original rock antihero even after a legacy of brushes with world law enforcement bodies over illicit drug possession. In 2006 while dealing with a hematoma caused by falling from a tree Richards received get well wishes from many admiring celebrities including a surprise from his native England: then-Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Keith Richards appears on the following DVDs at Merrick Library:
Les Paul: Live In New York
Pirates Of The Carribean: At World's End
Shine A Light
Stones In Exile
And on the following music CDs:
Les Paul And Friends: American Made, World Played
Timeless: Songs By Hank Williams
Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets (George Jones)
The Fantastic Mr. Fox: Original Soundtrack
On CD with The Rolling Stones:
A Bigger Bang
Bridges To Babylon
Exile On Main Street
Forty Licks
The Long Black Veil
Shine A Light
Reviewed by Librarian, Bob.
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