| Description |
1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Cover; Dedication; Epigraph; Table of Contents; foreword by lawrence gowan; foreword by pat stapleton; author's note; prologue: almost the end; in the beginning; this is how it starts; sibby rules by baton; magic moments, or how i tied the threads together; follow the bouncing bean; back to the boots; preparing for luck; Follow the Highway 'til You Hit the Ocean, then Keep Going; ode to a firefly; the asylum beckons ... ; making coney "hatch"; hey operator; scream for me, seattle!; the evils of drugs, drink, and rock 'n' roll; let's not get outa hand!; git on yer bikes and ride!; old road dogs |
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Frictionwhy i quit coneying up; highlight reel; hmm ... what to do, what to do?; back on earth; chance walks into the room; staff? thought i'd die!; come on, you, get up!; the night i joined the guess who (sort of); "i was the devil's accomplice"; the night i joined april wine (sort of); music solo, you can't get under it; denouement; the smack-down; great hallucinations; surrender ... and driving force; my hands can't feel to grip ... ; we're on our way home; it's a miracle!; there you go, then: goodbye, guess who; iceland it is, then; a new chapter in the old story; acknowledgements |
| Summary |
Carl Dixon takes readers along on his wild journey through the golden days of Canadian rock, from early days with upstarts Coney Hatch to dizzying success with The Guess Who and April Wine. Strange Way to Live fuses rock-and-roll memoir and the comeback story of Carl's recovery from a life-threatening auto crash |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Dixon, Carl
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| SUBJECT |
Dixon, Carl. fast (OCoLC)fst01540896 |
| Subject |
Rock musicians -- Canada -- Biography
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Rock musicians.
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Canada.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016416807 |
| ISBN |
9781459728530 |
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145972853X |
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9781459728516 |
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1459728513 |
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