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Prairie Bohemian
Trevor W. Harrison
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Description for Prairie Bohemian
Paperback. Long-overdue biography of the enigmatic Western Canadian luthier, musician, and guitar virtuoso Frank Gay. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Gay never recorded an album, never won a Juno. His music existed in the moment, appreciated by the few who were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. For the rest of us, those late-night jam sessions in a shack in an alley on the bad side of Edmonton never happened. We never got to hear him play the Cole Porter songs he loved with Carlos Montoya, never got to watch the ashes build dangerously on the end of his menthol cigarette. And when Frank Gay died, only the guitar players gently wept. — Shelley ... Read more
Gay never recorded an album, never won a Juno. His music existed in the moment, appreciated by the few who were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. For the rest of us, those late-night jam sessions in a shack in an alley on the bad side of Edmonton never happened. We never got to hear him play the Cole Porter songs he loved with Carlos Montoya, never got to watch the ashes build dangerously on the end of his menthol cigarette. And when Frank Gay died, only the guitar players gently wept. — Shelley ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781772120479
SKU
V9781772120479
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About Trevor W. Harrison
Trevor W. Harrison is a Professor in the Sociology Department, University of Lethbridge, and former Director of the Parkland Institute. His areas of specialization include Canadian society, political economy, and public policy.
Reviews for Prairie Bohemian
"Persons interested in Canadian music will find this book on the life of Frank Gay well worth reading."
Alberta History
"A truly impressive body of research by Trevor W. Harrison...has resulted in an exceptionally well informed and informative biography of Frank Gay.... An extraordinary and enthusiastically recommended addition to community and academic library Canadian Biography and Canadian Music ... Read more
Alberta History
"A truly impressive body of research by Trevor W. Harrison...has resulted in an exceptionally well informed and informative biography of Frank Gay.... An extraordinary and enthusiastically recommended addition to community and academic library Canadian Biography and Canadian Music ... Read more