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On the Road with Dutch Mason
David Bedford
Harvey Sawler
出版
Nimbus
, 2005
主題
Biography & Autobiography / General
Biography & Autobiography / Music
ISBN
1551095106
9781551095103
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=O9tqAAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
On the Road with Dutch Mason tells the story of Canadian blues icon Dutch Mason from the point of view of the band's harmonica player, David Bedford, who conducted interviews with the legendary musician, members of his band (current and past), family, friends, and peers. Writer (and drummer) Harvey Sawler collaborates with Bedford to project Dutch's biography against the backdrop of an unreal ten-city road trip, a jaunt complete with benders, brawls, and musicians gone AWOL. They travel the Trans Canada Highway in guitarist Carter's beat-up van and Dutch's vintage Cadillac, but what transports them is a run of electrifying shows and story-filled, all-night, post-gig revelries. Much of what readers learn about "Dutchie" comes to them direct from scenes?some of them downright unbelievable?of the blues man's life. But Dutch is given the opportunity to speak at length in his own words as well. At long last, here is the life story of the Maritimes' favourite blues man?all from the unique perspective of Bedford, the most trustworthy insider of recent times."?How I actually got here, to Sydney that is, to this crappy, old, converted Wandlyn, was aboard Carter's rickety '84 Chevy van, with Dutchie, A.J. and Garrett in the Cadillac, just on our tail. I usually take my own car to one-off gigs, but thought better of it for the prolonged tour we're on, mostly because I didn't want to miss anything. But even though a minute lost with Dutchie's entourage cannot be re-enacted or re-captured, half the time I've been wondering, if for the sake of my sanity and presuming I survive the remaining days of this, if next time I shouldn't take my own new silver Camry. Who cares if I net a loss on the road? It's not about the money. [?]"Of course, what I really mean by "what got me here" is what the hell got me in this band, in a city I otherwise have no desire to be in, with the Prime Minister of the Blues, who's all gnarled and bent and twisted?well, there goes Dutchie's shirt?and most frighteningly, why is it that I'm just not sure I can be content again without it all??"
