{"id":2609,"date":"2020-04-10T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjagradio.com\/theideamagazine\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2020-04-09T21:09:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T02:09:42","slug":"prato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/prato\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW BOOK, \u2018A ROCKIN\u2019 ROLLIN\u2019 MAN: BON SCOTT REMEMBERED,\u2019 MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE LEGENDARY SINGER\u2019S PASSING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/jiggy-jaguar\/embed\/episodes\/NEW-BOOK--A-ROCKIN-ROLLIN-MAN-BON-SCOTT-REMEMBERED--MARKS-40-YEARS-SINCE-LEGENDARY-SINGERS-PASSING-ecjpsp\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<strong>NEW BOOK, \u2018A ROCKIN\u2019 ROLLIN\u2019 MAN: BON SCOTT REMEMBERED,\u2019 MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE LEGENDARY SINGER\u2019S PASSING<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>There have been few rock singers as beloved as the late\/great Bon Scott of AC\/DC. After all, it was his unmistakable vocals and street-wise\/sexually-charged lyrics that were a major part of such all-time classic rock anthems as \u201cHighway to Hell,\u201d \u201cSin City,\u201d \u201cWhole Lotta Rosie,\u201d \u201cDirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,\u201d and \u201cTNT.\u201d And it was the \u201cBon era\u201d that set the stage for AC\/DC to go on to become one of rock\u2019s most universally popular and enduring bands.<\/p>\n<p>But few rockers partied as hard as Bon\u2014sadly resulting in his death at the age of 33 on February 19, 1980, just before AC\/DC scored their worldwide breakthrough, with the mega-selling &#8216;Back in Black.&#8217; To mark 40 years since Bon\u2019s tragic passing, the just-released &#8216;A Rockin\u2019 Rollin\u2019 Man: Bon Scott Remembered&#8217; has been assembled by journalist\/author\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Greg<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Prato<\/span>\u2014comprised entirely of all-new interviews with renowned rockers, discussing what made Bon so special and unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p>Priced at $12.99 for the paperback and $7.99 for the Kindle version, the book features vintage photos and all-new interviews with the likes of Tony Platt (engineer of \u2018Highway to Hell\u2019 and \u2018Back in Black\u2019), Simon Wright (AC\/DC drummer: 1983-1989), KK Downing (ex-Judas Priest guitarist), Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist), Bun E. Carlos (ex-Cheap Trick drummer), Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks singer), and Phil Anselmo (Pantera singer), among many others.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">Greg<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Prato<\/span>\u00a0is a writer and journalist from New York, whose writing has appeared via such outlets as\u00a0Songfacts, Vintage Guitar Magazine, and Consequence of Sound. He is also the author of several popular books, including\u00a0\u2018Take It Off: Kiss Truly Unmasked,\u2019 \u2018Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story,\u2019 and \u2018Iron Maiden: 80 81,\u2019 among many others. And you may have even heard him on one of his many radio or TV appearances, which include interviews on\u00a0\u2018The Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show,\u2019\u00a0\u2018Eddie Trunk Live,\u2019 and\u00a0\u2018The Ron &amp; Fez Show.\u2019 &#8216;A Rockin\u2019 Rollin\u2019 Man: Bon Scott Remembered&#8217; is his 30th book overall.<\/div>\n<div>\nEXCERPT:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/blog\/writing\/a-rockin-rollin-man-bon-scott-remembered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/blog\/writing\/a-rockin-rollin-man-bon-scott-remembered&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586570312456000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFsI-2xKwL6yUCm_Ah31LTzjXJF0A\">https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/<wbr \/>blog\/writing\/a-rockin-rollin-<wbr \/>man-bon-scott-remembered<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ORDERING INFO:<\/p>\n<p>Paperback &amp; Kindle \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1651980632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1651980632&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586570312456000&amp;usg=AFQjCNELZXj127IAwkzhcrc0xJ1Wkraedg\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/<wbr \/>product\/1651980632<\/a><\/div>\n<p><u> <\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEW BOOK, \u2018A ROCKIN\u2019 ROLLIN\u2019 MAN: BON SCOTT REMEMBERED,\u2019 MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE LEGENDARY SINGER\u2019S PASSING There have been few rock singers as beloved as the late\/great Bon Scott of AC\/DC. 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