I've Been Out There: On the Road with Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

by Grady Gaines

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 162349270X
• ISBN13: 9781623492700
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"