Book description
Their lives were made and broken by rock. Rick Firestone was the cleancut singer/composer who survived the late 60s and 70s, only to be hammered with a phony lawsuit on the eve of his comeback. Hedy Harlowe was the raunchy torch-singer who became a gay cult figure, then bombed out on quaaludes at the height of her career. David Barry was Rick’s high school friend, who became a lawyer and starmaker – only to see the monstrous empire he had created careering out of control. Thane Crawley was the evil genius of A&R who snuffed out careers – and lives – in his ruthless quest for ultimate power.
Sweetie Baby Cookie Honey is a roaring rollercoaster ride on the magic swirling ship of the American rock industry, from the cleancut early 60s, through the freaked-out Flower Power era, to the sleek, coked-up 1970s and 80s. In the thirty years of pop culture, many have died for their music – but how many others have killed for it?
