From the shadow of the blues: my story of music, addiction, and redemption
"This is a powerful, moving memoir from the son of blues legend John Lee Hooker. As a teenager, junior opened his father's shows, but drug addiction led to several decades in and out of prison. Emerging sober and finding the Lord, he had a successful career as a Grammy-nominated blues arti...
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Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London
Rowman & Littlefield
2025
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| Summary: | "This is a powerful, moving memoir from the son of blues legend John Lee Hooker. As a teenager, junior opened his father's shows, but drug addiction led to several decades in and out of prison. Emerging sober and finding the Lord, he had a successful career as a Grammy-nominated blues artist before becoming a minister serving prisons." |
| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | viii, 209 Seiten 24 cm |
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: SOLEDAD PRISON 1 PART 1: GROWING UP IN DETROIT 1 FAMILY AND EARLY FIGHTS 2 MONEY, CLOTHES, AND DRUGS 3 HEROIN, PROSTITUTES, AND FIRST ARREST AS AN ADULT 4 WAYNE COUNTY JAIL 7 PART 2: CULT DRUG PROGRAM AND INCARCERATION 5 THE SYNANON CULT 6 JACKSON STATE PRISON AND CASSIDY LAKE 7 CALIFORNIA: CRIMES, HEISTS, AND THE CON GAME 9 17 31 43 49 51 59 67 PART 3: MUSIC, PRISONS, AND CON GAMES 77 8 CANADIAN TOUR AND PRISON 79 vii
CONTENTS 9 10 MARIE'S OVERDOSE AND SANTA RITA JAIL 85 CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION CENTER 91 11 ON THE RUN 12 BACK IN CRC, SOLITARY AT CHINO, AND GILROY 97 105 13 BOXING AT CONSERVATION CAMPS 14 THE CON IN DETROIT: I’M SHOT 115 PART 4: REDEMPTION AND FALLS 15 BACK IN OAKLAND, I TURN TO THE LORD 121 123 16 MY FIRST FALL 17 MY BAND IN REDWOOD CITY AND SECOND MARRIAGE 141 MY FATHER’S DEATH AND MY THIRD AND FINAL FALL 147 18 109 133 PART 5: FROM THE BLUES TO THE GOOD NEWS 153 19 MUSICAL SUCCESS 155 20 MY NEW LIFE IN MINISTRY 169 21 SINGING ABOUT THE LORD 181 22 SHARING LOVE AND LIFE IN GERMANY 187 NOTES 201 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 205 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 209 viii |
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| contents | Introduction. Soledad Prison -- Part One. Growing up in Detroit. Family and Early Fights ; Money, Clothes, and Drugs ; Heroin, Prostitutes, and First Arrest as an Adult ; Wayne County Jail -- Part Two. Cult Drug Program and Incarceration. The Synanon Cult ; Jackson State Prison and Cassady Lake ; California : Crimes, Heists, and the Con Game -- Part Three. Music, Prisons, and Con Games. Canadian Tour and Prison ; Marie's Overdose and Santa Rita Jail ; California Rehabilitation Center ; On the Run ; Back in CRC, Solitary at Chino, and Gilroy ; Boxing at Conservation Camps ; The Con in Detroit : I'm Shot -- Part Four. Redemption and Falls. Back in Oakland, I Turn to the Lord ; My First Fall ; My Band in Redwood City and Second Marriage ; My Father's Death and My Third and Final Fall -- Part Five. From the Blues to the Good News. Musical Success ; My New Life in Ministry ; Singing about the Lord ; Sharing Love and Life in Germany |
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