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Somebody else's dream : Dakota, The Buoys, & Timothy / Mxim W. Furek.

Furek, Maxim W., (author.).

Summary:
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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781620065686
  • Physical Description: 348 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA : Sunbury Press, 2021.
Subject: Buoys.
Substance abuse.
Rock musicians > United States > Biography.
Rock groups > United States > Biography.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 782.4216 FUREK (Text) 50686016201076 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library 782.4216 FUREK (Text) 50688010817501 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Allentown Public Library 782.4216 FURE (Text) 34455006859017 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -


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