{"product_id":"have-a-little-faith-the-john-hiatt-story-paperback","title":"Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElvis Costello\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the mid-1980s, singer-songwriter John Hiatt had been dropped from three record labels, burned through two marriages, and had fallen deep into alcoholism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It took a stint in rehab and a new family to inspire him, then a producer and an A\u0026amp;R man to have a little faith. By February 1987, he was back in the studio on a shoestring budget with a hand-picked supergroup consisting of Ry Cooder on guitar, Nick Lowe on bass, and Jim Keltner on drums, recording what would become his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eBring the Family\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on author Michael Elliott's multiple extensive and deeply personal interviews with Hiatt as well as his collaborators and contemporaries, including Rosanne Cash, Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, and many others, \u003ci\u003eHave a Little Faith\u003c\/i\u003eis the journey through the musical landscape of the 1960s through today that places Hiatt's long career in context with the glossy pop, college-alternative, mainstream country, and heartland rock of the last half-century. Hiatt's life both pre- and post-\u003ci\u003eFamily \u003c\/i\u003ewill be revealed, as well as the music loved by critics, fellow musicians, and fans alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer for the pioneering roots music authority \u003ci\u003eNo Depression\u003c\/i\u003e. His music writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003ePopMatters \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bitter Southerner\u003c\/i\u003e. Elliott spent close to thirty years in radio as operations manager, music director, program director, and disc jockey in a variety of formats. He has interviewed and produced profiles on musicians as diverse as Isaac Hayes, Charlie Daniels, Delbert McClinton, Johnny Rivers, and Little Richard. He lives in Raleigh, NC. \u003cb\u003eElvis Costello\u003c\/b\u003e has been a songwriter for fifty years, collaborating with Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Allen Toussaint, and The Roots. He is a two-time Grammy-winning recording artist and a member of both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His thirty-first album, \u003ci\u003eHey Clockface\u003c\/i\u003e, has received rave reviews far and wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.98 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157906100359,"sku":"9781641608046","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1939ce6ed68658a75f02ba9b7ba8df5e.webp?v=1733254632","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/have-a-little-faith-the-john-hiatt-story-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}