by Clay Eals ; [preface by Studs Terkel ; foreword by Arlo Guthrie].
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Toronto :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
ECW Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (774 pages, 16 pages of plates) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Intimate and touching, this biography captures the warmth and wit of Steve Goodman, one of the most respected songwriters of the 1970s and early 1980s. Diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 20, this portrait tells how Goodman strove to be a model husband and father while juggling experimental medical treatments with a career he found irresistible. Often strained for commercial success, Goodman found solace in performances for audiences from the tens to the tens of thousands. Drawing from more than 850 interviewsincluding those with family members, Jimmy Buffett, Steve Martin, Willie Nelson, Studs Terkel, Roger Ebert, and Carl Reinerthis book verifies the universality of his work, replete with Goodman's themes on the fleeting nature of human existence. A 17-song tribute CD is included.