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Desperados: The Roots of Country Rock Paperback - 2001

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  • Title Desperados: The Roots of Country Rock
  • Author John Einarson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cooper Square Press, New York
  • Date 2001-01-16
  • Features Index
  • ISBN 9780815410652 / 0815410654
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Country rock music - History and criticism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00031752
  • Dewey Decimal Code 781.642

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/2001, Page 1441
  • Library Journal, 03/01/2001, Page 94
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/12/2001, Page 72

About the author

John Einarson is a respected rock music historian and the author of several books including For What It's Worth: The Story of the Buffalo Springfield and Neil Young: Don't Be Denied. He lives in Winnipeg, Canada.
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