Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Backbeat
Pages: 336
Trim: 7 x 9¼
978-0-87930-922-0 • Paperback • February 2008 • $27.99 • (£19.99)
Al Kooper (Boston and New York City) is a rock 'n roll legend who played on hundreds of records, including albums with the Rolling Stones, B.B. King, the Who, and Cream. He discovered the band Lynyrd Skynyrd and produced their first three albums, including the single “Sweet Home Alabama.” Kooper currently teaches songwriting and production at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and plays weekend concerts with his bands the ReKooperators and the Funky Faculty.