Superstar in a Masquerade - William Sargent

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Résumé :
Superstar In A Masquerade tells the story of pianist Leon Russell and his life journey, from his afflicted birth to becoming a session man and Grammy-winning millionaire rock star. It also follows the careers of his hometown Tulsa pals David Gates and J.J. Cale. Read about thousands of songs by over 500 artists and... When 17 year-old Leon replaced Jerry Lee Lewis on stage Why DC Comics sued Leon's label for $2 million What Broadway song inspired This Masquerade. When Leon Threw the F bomb at Phil Spector How Frank Sinatra caused Leon to let his hair grow How J.J. Cale played a role in the formation of Bread When Elton John was Leon's opening act on tour When David Gates and his band backed Chuck Berry on stage in 1961 How Leon saved Joe Cocker's career and created Willie Nelson's famous brand image....

Biographie:
Bill Sargent earned his B.S. from the University of Vermont's School of Natural Resources where he majored in Forest Management and minored in Wildlife Management. He began his career as a forester for a small sawmill in Stamford, Vermont the day after graduating from college. Over the span of 30 years, Sargent worked for several lumber companies in Vermont, New York, and Massachusetts. Eventually he started his own forestry consulting business, working as both a consultant to private landowners and as an industrial procurement forester. In 2003, he started a log and timber marketing firm, where he was joined by his son Wes in 2005. Today they continue to market logs for loggers and private landowners in markets around the world from their log yard in Cambridge, New York. In his spare time, he enjoys creating a welcoming habitat for the many species of wildlife that share the land with him. His current project is growing a small copse of hybridized chestnut trees for animal forage to replace the native species wiped out by the chestnut blight, as well as advocating for a variety of wildlife and forestry issues in the Vermont Legislature. He is married to his wife Shari and is the father of three grown children and the grandfather of four boys....

Sommaire:
Superstar In A Masquerade tells the story of pianist Leon Russell and his life journey, from his afflicted birth to becoming a session man and Grammy-winning millionaire rock star. It also follows the careers of his hometown Tulsa pals David Gates and J.J. Cale.Read about thousands of songs by over 500 artists and...The 1966 album Leon made tripping on LSD.When 17 year-old Leon replaced Jerry Lee Lewis on stageWhy DC Comics sued Leon's label for $2 millionWhat Broadway song inspired This Masquerade.When Leon Threw the F bomb at Phil SpectorHow Frank Sinatra caused Leon to let his hair growHow J.J. Cale played a role in the formation of BreadWhen Elton John was Leon's opening act on tourWhen David Gates and his band backed Chuck Berry on stage in 1961How Leon saved Joe Cocker's career and created Willie Nelson's famous brand image....