In the 1950s, as the leader of the Upsetters, the original backing
band for rock pioneer Little Richard, Grady Gaines first exposed the
music world to his unique brand of “honkin’,” bombastic,
attitude-drenched saxophone playing.
In the years that followed,
the Upsetters became the backing band for Sam Cooke and crisscrossed
the country as the go-to-band for revue-style tours featuring James
Brown, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Supremes, Jackie Wilson, Little
Willie John, and Etta James.
In I’ve Been Out There, the
Houston blues and R&B legend Grady Gaines speaks candidly about his
sixty-year music career and life on the road supporting some of the
biggest names in blues, soul, and R&B. This annotated
autobiographical account details Gaines's professional triumphs and
personal sacrifices.
The book contains anecdotes about life on
the road and in the studio during a period when the entertainment
industry was vastly different, affording readers a glimpse into the
creative makeup of a man whose distinctive sax playing powered some of
the most popular songs of the era, helped define the genre, and
mesmerized countless audiences.
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