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My life in the sunshine : searching for my father and discovering my family / Nabil Ayers.
Throughout his adult life, whether he was opening a Seattle record store in the '90s or touring the world as the only non-white band member in alternative rock bands, Nabil Ayers felt the shadow and legacy of his father's musical genius, and his race, everywhere. In 1971, a white Jewish former ballerina chose to have a child with the famous Black jazz musician Roy Ayers, fully expecting and agreeing that he would not be involved in the child's life. In this highly original memoir, their son, Naybil Ayers, recounts a life spent living with the aftermath of that decision and his journey to build an identity of his own despite, and in spite of, his father's absence.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593295960
- ISBN: 059329596X
- Physical Description: xv, 301 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Straight Outta Compton -- Ubiquity -- Valley of Search -- A Love Supreme -- Destroyer -- Ascension -- Electric Ladyland -- Living for the City -- Don't Stop Believin' -- Super Freak -- Searching -- Ebony and Ivory -- Manny's Music -- Meat Is Murder -- Gigantic -- When Problems Arise -- Summertime Rolls -- Ayers -- The Real Thing -- Nevermind -- Easy Street -- Sour Times -- Sonic Boom Records -- Smooth Criminal -- Putting the Days to Bed -- Love Will Bring Us Back Together -- Love Will Tear Us Apart -- We Live in Brooklyn, Baby -- 4 American Dollars -- Seasons Change -- Alkebu-Lan -- You Got A Little Soul in You I See -- Oh God Guide Me -- Roots Deep in Slavery -- A Dream about My Father -- And the Grammy Goes to... -- Los Angeles -- West Coast Vibes -- Inglewood Park Cemetery -- Everybody Loves the Sunshine. |
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| Subject: | Ayers, Nabil. Sound recording executives and producers > United States > Biography. Ayers, Nabil > Family. Ayers, Roy. Fathers and sons. |
| Genre: | Autobiography. Autobiographies. Autobiographies. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albright Memorial Library | 92 AYERS (Text) | 50686016178464 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Reading Public Library RPL - Main | Bio Ayers, N (Text) | 33223008931080 | Biography | Available | - |
| Southern Lehigh Public Library | B AYERS (Text)
Bookplate:
This item was purchased in honor of Karen Shelton for a donation to the Southern Lehigh Public Library Helping Hands Campaign 2022-2023.
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