Nervous Man Nervous - Book
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NERVOUS MAN NERVOUS In the days before Elvis gyrated and swiveled in front of swooning teenage girls, before Bill Haley whipped youthful audiences into a frenzy, and long before hippie bands jammed for 30 minutes under strobe lights that turned the stage into a flickering old-time movie, saxophonist Big Jay McNeely was throwing musical tantrums on stage, dirtying his bright green banana yellow or purple suits by flopping on the floor. Glowing under fluorescent lights, and driving white, black and Chicano teenagers into such delirium with his piercing 45- minute solos,he was barred from playing at many venues and was investigated by a psychiatric board to see if his act was having a detrimental effect on young audiences. Utilizing his original research, as well as dozens of rarely seen photographs, author Jim Dawson guides the reader through Big Jay's personal story. Providing along the way a rich historical overview of the roll of the "honking" saxophone in Rhythm & Blues music during the 1940s and '50s, as personified by other celebrated exponents such as Illinois Jacquet, Big Jim Wynn, Hal Singer, Wild Bill Moore, Lynn Hope, Joe Houston Chuck Higgins, Gil Bernal and many more. NERVOUS MAN NERVOUS is a turbulent account of one of Rock 'n' Roll's earliest pioneers of the anarchic, exhibitionistic, high-energy style of music that urged its youthful audiences to new heights of euphoria, while driving its numerous critics to the brink of desperation...and beyond! ( 168 page Soft Cover Book ) Now Out of Print - Last one. Visit Our Store Map Print This Page 04/06