{"product_id":"testimony","title":"Testimony","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobbie Robertson's singular contributions to popular music have made him\u003cbr\u003e\n one of the most beloved songwriters and guitarists of his time. With \u003cbr\u003e\nsongs like  The Weight',  The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' and  Up \u003cbr\u003e\non Cripple Creek', he and his partners in the Band fashioned a music \u003cbr\u003e\nthat has endured for decades, influencing countless musicians.In\u003cbr\u003e\n this captivating memoir, written over five years of reflection, Robbie \u003cbr\u003e\nemploys his unique storyteller's voice to weave together the journey \u003cbr\u003e\nthat led him to some of the most pivotal events in music history. He \u003cbr\u003e\nrecounts the adventures of his half-Jewish, half-Mohawk upbringing on \u003cbr\u003e\nthe Six Nations Indian Reserve and on the gritty streets of Toronto; his\u003cbr\u003e\n odyssey at sixteen to the Mississippi Delta, the fountainhead of \u003cbr\u003e\nAmerican music; the wild, early years on the road with rockabilly legend\u003cbr\u003e\n Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks; his unexpected ties to the Cosa Nostra \u003cbr\u003e\nunderworld; the gripping trial-by-fire of 'going electric' with Bob \u003cbr\u003e\nDylan on his 1966 world tour and their ensuing celebrated \u003cbr\u003e\ncollaborations; the formation of the Band and the forging of their \u003cbr\u003e\nunique sound, culminating with history's most famous farewell concert, \u003cbr\u003e\nbrought to life for all time in Martin Scorsese's great movie The Last Waltz. This\u003cbr\u003e\n is the story of a time and place - the moment when rock 'n' roll became\u003cbr\u003e\n life, when legends like Buddy Holly and Bo Diddley crisscrossed the \u003cbr\u003e\ncircuit of clubs and roadhouses from Texas to Toronto, when the Beatles,\u003cbr\u003e\n Hendrix, the Stones and Warhol moved through the same streets and hotel\u003cbr\u003e\n rooms. It's the story of exciting change as the world tumbled through \u003cbr\u003e\nthe '60s and early '70s and a generation came of age, built on music, \u003cbr\u003e\nlove and freedom. Above all, it's the moving story of the profound \u003cbr\u003e\nfriendship among five young men who together created a new kind of \u003cbr\u003e\npopular music. Testimony is Robbie Robertson's story, lyrical and true, as only he could tell it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"robbie robertson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44218635386940,"sku":"9781785151071","price":1137.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/testimony-9781785151071.jpg?v=1776764759","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/testimony","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}