{"product_id":"every-nights-a-saturday-night-the-rock-n-roll-life-of-legendary-sax-man-bobby-keys-9781619021068","title":"Every Night's a Saturday Night: The Rock 'n' Roll Life of Legendary Sax Man Bobby Keys","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A great romp that is almost more of a history of modern rock than it is a look at the life of Bobby Keys. That also makes it an enjoyable and fascinating read for anyone who loves classic rock, as well as for folks who grew up on the genre.\" --\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Slaton, Texas, Bobby Keys has lived the kind of life that qualifies as a rock 'n' roll folktale. In his early teens, Keys bribed his way into Buddy Holly's garage band rehearsals. He took up the saxophone because it was the only instrument left unclaimed in the school band, and he convinced his grandfather to sign his guardianship over to Crickets drummer J.I. Allison so that he could go on tour as a teenager. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeys spent years on the road during the early days of rock 'n' roll with hitmakers like Bobby Vee and the various acts on Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars Tour, followed by decades as top touring and session sax man for the likes of Mad Dogs and Englishmen, George Harrison, John Lennon, and onto his gig with The Rolling Stone from 1970 onward. \u003ci\u003eEvery Night's a Saturday Night\u003c\/i\u003e finds Keys setting down the many tales of an over-the-top rock 'n' roll life in his own inimitable voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAugmented by exclusive contributions with famous friends like Keith Richards, Joe Crocker, and Jim Keltner, \u003ci\u003eEvery Night's a Saturday Night\u003c\/i\u003e paints a unique picture of the coming-of-age of rock 'n' roll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBobby Keys\u003c\/b\u003e has been an in-demand session and touring saxophone player since the 1950s. He has toured and recorded with the Rolling Stones since 1970, and has played on record or onstage with Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly's Crickets, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, Warren Zevon, and Sheryl Crow, among countless others. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Ditenhafer\u003c\/b\u003e is the former editor of \u003ci\u003eNashville Lifestyles\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and has worked as a features writer, arts writer, critic and editor at weekly newspapers from Nashville, Tennessee to Warsaw, Poland. He lives in Nashville with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421801091346,"sku":"9781619021068","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_50fbe6d2-f589-438b-9477-b675d6453262.jpg?v=1729513932","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/every-nights-a-saturday-night-the-rock-n-roll-life-of-legendary-sax-man-bobby-keys-9781619021068","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}