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Steve Goodman

Facing the Music

Steve Goodman( )
Author: Eals, Clay
Selected by: Terkel, Studs
Foreword by: Guthrie, Arlo
ISBN:978-1-55022-732-1
Publication Date:May 2007
Publisher:ECW Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $39.95
Book Description:

Steve Goodman wrote "Good mornin' America, how are ya" into the popular consciousness, becoming one of the most respected singer/songwriters of the 1970s and early 80s. With warmth and wit, he charmed better-known peers, top critics, and countless fans. Yet this 5-foot-2 troubadour nearly lost his chance at adult life. Diagnosed with leukemia at age 20, Goodman kept it a secret for 16 years as he sang for a generation that assumed it would liveforever. This biography scrutinizes a...
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Book Details
Pages:800
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Music
Biography & Autobiography / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8 x 10 x 1.82 Inches
Book Weight:4.08 Pounds
Author Biography
Eals, Clay (Author)
Studs Terkel was an actor, writer, and radio host. He was born Louis Terkel on May 16, 1912 in New York City. He took his name from the James T. Farrell novel, Studs Lonigan. Terkel attended the University of Chicago and graduated with a law degree in 1934.

Terkel acted in local stage productions and on radio dramas until he began one of the first television programs, an unscripted show called Studs Place in the early 1950s. In 1952, Terkel began Studs Terkel's Almanac on radio station WFMT in Chicago.

Terkel compiled a series of books based on oral histories that defined America in the 20th Century. Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do received a National Book Award nomination in 1975. The Good War: An Oral History of World War II won the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction in 1985. Working was turned into a hit musical in 1978. Terkel was named the Communicator of the Year by the University of Chicago in 1969. He also won a Peabody Award for excellence in journalism in 1980 and the National Book Foundation Medal for contributions to American letters in 1997. He died on October 31, 2008 at the age of 96.

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