Be Glad: An Incredible String Band Compendium

Adrian Whittaker

Helter Skelter, 2003 - Biography & Autobiography - 448 pages

The ISB pioneered "world music" on '60s albums like The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter--Paul McCartney's favorite album of 1967!--experimented with theater, film, and lifestyle; and inspired Led Zeppelin. Be Glad features interviews with all the ISB key players, as well as a wealth of background information, reminiscence, critical evaluations, and arcane trivia, this is a book that will delight any reader with more than a passing interest in the ISB.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Be Glad: An Incredible String Band Compendium
• Editor: Adrian Whittaker
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Helter Skelter, 2003
• ISBN: 1900924641, 9781900924641
• Length: 448 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Music; Body, Mind & Spirit / General; Music / General; Music / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional; Music / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal; Music / Genres & Styles / Rock; Music / History & Criticism