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Lots of music—and you have to tip your hat to his omnivore appetite for tunes, from reggae to jazz to rock. Accounts from that groundbreaking festival already exist, particularly Joel Selvin's book, which Baker even quotes from, but Baker's take on Hendrix is worth the price of his book.
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The book is heavily weighted on Baker’s early life and decisions about his baseball career.But, yes, music.
The whole point is the joy and feeling of being a music fan.
Baker touches on his relationships with Hank Aaron (Baker was on deck when Aaron hit his record 715th home run) and Satchel Paige and other musicians and players, too. You almost feel that the bat did the work, it feels so light in your hands, the swing feels so easy."
Hendrix used a guitar, and all through the performance it seemed to be a part of him.
"What you saw was a childlike joyousness and ease, a sense of complete comfort, since he knew he was tapping into major talent and everyone else there knew it, too," Baker writes. He’s certainly got one of the most eclectic, open-minded approaches to music as anyone you’d want to meet.
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However, the gift Dusty's mom gave him for his 18th birthday, in 1967, eventually led to this book. At the helm of Wellstone we find the noted baseball author Steve Kettmann, who grew up in San Jose and went to Willow Glen High School. After receiving tickets to Monterey Pop and permission to drive his family's car down from Sacramento with a friend, Baker experienced one of the highlights of his life.
"That was my claim to fame," he jokes. Second, this should make anyone a Dusty Baker fan; he comes across as a very likable, laid-back guy.
Third, the subtitle is a bit misleading. And, yes, he was there as an enthusiastic music fan with a wide range of tastes. Both books feel like a coffee shop conversation with the authors. Photo by Mark Ulriksen
Everyone knows Dusty Baker by now.
The axe appeared to do all the work, with Hendrix seemingly just as amazed as everyone in the audience at what was happening with his guitar. But the festival comes and goes in the first few chapters and then the rest of the quick book (135 brisk pages) races across Baker’s life, skipping back and forth between music and baseball.
Personal life is almost non-existent in this overview along with skipping-stone references to criticism or troubles he experienced as a player or manager.
The focus is music and Baker’s passion for it, from Van Morrison to Bob Marley and 2Pac. As a kid, he was required by his mom to attend a Baptist church and give piano recitals, but he was forbidden to attend the local Pentecostal church because it was the first in his hometown to feature music with drums and guitar.
Baker has always been one of the coolest dudes in baseball, but now, thanks to Wellstone Books, he's also a music writer. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.
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What’s easy to grasp is Baker’s sheer enthusiasm for how music made him feel.
Janis Joplin “didn’t hold anything back, not a damn thing.