Bob Spitz is a journalist and author with wide experience in the music industry. He has managed Bruce Springsteen and Elton John. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969; Dylan: A Biography; Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child; and The Beatles: The Biography.
Praise for Barefoot in Babylon
“[Takes] the lid off that mammoth rock concert and reveal[s] the
astonishing antics the promoters performed, commercially and
personally, to get the Thing off the ground...Mr. Spitz feeds us
every riveting detail.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Goes further toward explaining the counterculture, in all its
contradictions and ironies, than many another valiant attempt at
social commentary...A novelistic structure and a tough, spicy
style... Evident too are the beauty, the magic, the gentle spirit
and selfless devotion that Woodstock has come to symbolize for many
people.”—Baltimore News American
“It happens that behind the legendary concert was a string of
events no less amazing...An important, impressive work...Reads like
an adventure.”—Timothy White, former Associate Editor, Rolling
Stone
“Tough, well-documented...Reveals the gritty and sometimes greedy
realities behind the Woodstock Music Festival...Provoking,
exciting, and full of the kind of truth that is so sorely needed
about an event which has become a part of American
folklore.”—Tim O'Brien
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