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| Blue Guitar Highway
ISBN: 9780816678747
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / University of Minnesota Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Metsa Paul; Singers -- Minnesota -- Biography;
Though Metsa tested the waters in New York and Los Angeles, Minnesota has been home base for most of his career, and there, he is considered a legendary musician and songwriter. Though not as well-known as fellow Minnesotan Bob Dylan, Metsa's story has much in common with those of other rock stars-ample amounts of sex and drugs, plus some trouble with the law and IRS. Though Metsa has often performed with less famous musicians, he has also shared a stage with Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, and Pete Seeger. Fans will appreciate Metsa's stories about the writing and reception of many of his songs. Though the memoir rambles and Metsa is a serial name-dropper, readers will find him to be pleasant company. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Legendary Minnesota musician and celebrated raconteur, singer-songwriter Paul Metsa has produced and performed on numerous 45s, albums, and compilations. More than 5,000 gigs have taken him across the country and as far afield as Iceland and Siberia. A featured performer at Farm Aid V in Dallas, Texas, the Tribute to Woody Guthrie at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Million Mom March in Washington, D.C., Metsa is a seven-time Minnesota Music Award winner. David Carr grew up in Hopkins, Minnesota. He currently lives in New Jersey and writes for the New York Times . He is the author of The Night of the Gun. |
