COOL TOWN: HOW ATHENS, GEORGIA, LAUNCHED ALTERNATIVE MUSIC AND CHANGED AMERICAN CULTURE - PAPERBACK - BOOK RWLOC

COOL TOWN: HOW ATHENS, GEORGIA, LAUNCHED ALTERNATIVE MUSIC AND CHANGED AMERICAN CULTURE - PAPERBACK - BOOK RWLOCIn the summer of 1978, the B 52's conquered the New York underground. A year later, the band's self titled debut album burst onto the Billboard charts, capturing the imagination of fans and music critics worldwide. The fact that the group had formed in the sleepy southern college town of Athens, Georgia, only increased the fascination. Soon, more Athens bands followed the B 52's into the vanguard of the new American music that would come to be known

" which Wrecking Crew drummer Jim Gordon cowrote with Eric Clapton for Derek and the Dominos

hit singles like 'Killing in the name of' and 'Bullet in the head'

8 Sea of Time

Strictly 4 My N

this album is a complex and kaleidoscopic journey

"Blue Orchid" is more than a little perverse

1 Planet Claire

Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People

innovative and successful groups in modern music

and for those who want to see the classic rock and roll era embodied in one man's remarkable story

6 Foolin'

and had already worked with Snoop Dogg