Three years later, caserta and ghostwriter dan knapp released a memoir titled going down with janis, which tastefully proclaimed itself to be a raw and scathing portrait of janis joplin by her. A close friend offers a fresh perspective on janis joplins tragic story. And from the four buck coffeehouse gigs to fifty grand onenighters and million dollar albums she did just that. This little book is a firstperson account by peggy caserta with dan knapp, and peggy.
Buy a cheap copy of going down with janis book by peggy caserta. They said lay down in the water even though you dont believe all your sins will be forgiven and your soul will be redeemed so i walked into the water and i fell. Originally written by southern music producer and musician, don nix. Although it is well written, descriptive, at moments maybe even too descriptive, with humor, honesty and a real affection for janis it leaves a very bitter afetertaste. Janis ian recounts her renegade teen years janis ian wrote societys child, a song about an interracial couple in the 1960s, when she was 15 years old, a. It is such a great grabber, setting the tone for the entire book, which is a true page turner. Peggy caserta, janis joplins love, comes clean for real vulture. I have a feeling, though, that you wont enjoy those books half as much as you will going down with janis by peggy caserta as told to dan knapp. Going down with janis mass market paperback october 1, 1980. The genre hit an early rock bottom in going down with janis, the 1973. Going down with janis is a different kind of book about a different kind of person.
Yes, you can look to the new york times and npr and oprah to figure out what you should be reading this summer. Going down with janis has, over the decades, become a sort of cult phenomenon. Dont worry your good friends the books will take you places. Janis joplin is remembered for her brassy swagger, but her true personality was completely hidden from her fans. Peggy caserta, janis joplins love, comes clean for real. Janis joplins former girlfriend refutes previous memoir, releases. From buried alive to love, janis, this is the most complete janis joplin book collection you will find. Caserta, who now lives in louisiana, infamously revealed her romance with joplin in her ghostwritten book going down with janis, published in 1973. Going down with janis describes hard drinking, hard druging part of her personality, the mask, with just glimpses of something deeper beneath. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Going down is arguably the highlight of both this album and kings career.
The walking dead star norman reedus spent the break between seasons eight and nine worried his daryl dixon would kill rick grimes andrew lincoln after. This book has the best opening line of any book ive ever read. Janis joplin miscellaneous down on me i dont want to hear a wrong chord all night long. Rocker janis joplins lesbian lover talks about their. It tells a story as raw and honest as her voice, as gutshaking as her songs, and as vivid as her memory. Discovering the vulnerable woman behind janis joplins. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Caserta insists she had no say in the book and that her cowriter. I promise, you will not be able to put this book down until you get to the last sentence. This little book is a firstperson account by peggy caserta with dan knapp, and peggy caserta just about reeks from every page. As the janis joplin lore goes, the singer spent her final hours locked.
Fortyfive years after the publication of her book going down with. Allegations of casertas culpability first arose soon after her book, going down with janis. Theres something happening here what it is aint exactly clear theres a man with a gun over there telling me i got to beware i think its time we stop, children, whats that sound everybody look. You say people still track you down, but if they know you only from that first book, theyre in for a revelation. The walking dead star norman reedus feared daryl would.
Be the first to ask a question about going down with janis. Janis joplins former lesbian lover denies being responsible for. Buy going down with janis reissue by caserta, peggy, knapp, dan isbn. Scars of sweet paradise is the first scholarly book on joplin, and with. Buy going down with janis new edition by caserta, peggy isbn.
It is simply impossible not to continue to read after the first sentence. In 1965, caserta opened mnasidika, a hippie clothing store in haight ashbury. He is the author of the bestselling as told to biography going down with janis, a scathing look at the underbelly of the early rock world and the life and times of rock star janis joplin. A raw and scathing portrait of janis joplin by her.
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