Somebody Else's Dream: Dakota, the Buoys, & Timothy

The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the disturbing song "Timothy." Banned by radio stations and...
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Author: Maxim W. Furek
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Language: English
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Somebody Else's Dream: Dakota, the Buoys, & Timothy by Furek, Maxim W.

Somebody Else's Dream: Dakota, the Buoys, & Timothy

$294.80

Somebody Else's Dream: Dakota, the Buoys, & Timothy

$294.80
Author: Maxim W. Furek
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the disturbing song "Timothy." Banned by radio stations and called "the worst song ever recorded," its lyrics about cannibalism in a Pennsylvania coal mine eerily parallel the real-life Sheppton disaster. Written by playwright Rupert Holmes, the Billboard hit launched the career of The Buoys. They went on to perform at the legendary Whisky a Go Go, Stone Balloon, and the Satsop River Festival which they kicked off in front of 150,000 fans. The Buoys toured the Netherlands, got hustled in a pool game with Sly Stone-before his massive ten-mile traffic jam, hung out with Blue Öyster Cult-before their riot at the Kingston Armory, received a lecture on libertarianism from musical genius Frank Zappa, and were mentored by Delaney Bramlett-before cocaine ruined his life.


Morphing into Dakota, and produced by Chicago's Danny Seraphine and Rufus's Hawk Woliinski, the band played on the same stage as the Beach Boys during the national Bicentennial Celebration. They were invited to replace the Pure Prairie League's Vince Gill and joined Freddie Mercury and Queen on a sold-out 35-city tour ending in a three-day standing-room-only Madison Square Garden concert. Here is the story of an amazing American AOR band with more than ten recorded albums who, despite the infamous "Dakota Curse" and the Coal Region Hoodoo, achieved acclaim in Europe, Korea, and Japan. Their story also depicts a cautionary tale of substance abuse, the pitfalls of fame, and the true price of the rock and roll fantasy.



Author: Maxim W. Furek
Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc.
Published: 12/08/2021
Pages: 358
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781620065686

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