You Can’t Always Get What You Want by Sam Cutler
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- Apr 23, 2010
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“Cutler is one of the select few people alive uniquely qualified to report first-hand on all of the music and the madness surrounding the events of that historic tour, including those which occurred at the infamous free concert at Altamont... Sam Cutler's You Can't Always Get What You Want is a fascinating historical snapshot not only on the life and heady times of the Stones, the Dead and Altamont, but of the Sixties themselves. As such, it is not to be missed.”
—By Glen Boyd, Reviewer, BLOG CRITICS.ORG
"Altamont was a fundamental pivot in 60s history, the real day that the music—the dream—died. How it went down has generated more books and more nonsense than almost any other event in the era. Sam Cutler was in the middle of it all, and I'm buying his version. It's not always pretty, but it's the truth."
—By Dennis McNally, Author of books on THE GRATEFUL DEAD and THE BEATS
ROLLING STONE reviewer Brian Hiatt states, “His memoir of his time with first the Stones and then the Grateful Dead brings to life hippie-era delights (lots of acid) and an encroaching darkness...he unleashes one killer road tale after another”
You Can’t Always Get What You Want is a magnificent account of the life and times of Sam Cutler with the Rolling Stones, then the Grateful Dead in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As tour manager for the Stones he played a pivotal role at a watershed moment in American history: the infamous concert at Altamont Speedway, where a young man named Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by a Hells Angel in front of the stage.
There has never been an official investigation into what actually happened at Altamont. Cutler has recorded for posterity the political build up to the free concert, and the aftermath of the fateful occurrences there. The release of You Can’t Always Get What You Want is intended to finally “set the record straight” and his lucid backstage and onstage account is undoubtedly the book’s centerpiece. But, he adds, “there’s more to my story than Altamont. This is the story of my life on the road with two of the world’s greatest bands.”
Cutler begins the book by describing his humble roots in Hertfordshire. An orphan, the illegitimate son of an Irish gypsy and a Jewish mathematician, he would become the personal tour manager for two of the greatest bands of all time – a career he attributes to his unique upbringing and adoptive parents, a fascination with the entertainment business, and what he describes as “a simple twist of fate.”
Cutler is a humorous writer, selfless and unfazed by the antics of the legendary musicians whose touring lives he looked after. While the Stones took their roles of cosseted rock stars for granted Cutler’s job consisted of dealing with riot police, groupies, drug dealers, mobsters, and promoters. Rock fans will love Cutler’s in-depth descriptions of his friendships with the likes of rock legends Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett. Cutler shows the colorful personalities of performers, and provides a fascinating look at the logistical challenges of touring the bands. He includes a rapturous account of what is known as the “Winnipeg Express,” the train tour in 1970 that carried an assortment of the most talented musicians of the time.
Included in the app are:
• The complete book
• The complete audiobook synchronized with the text
• Video Gallery with clips from Altamont and two 40-minute interviews with the author
•20 page Photo Gallery with never before published photos of the Stones and the Dead
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•Bookmarking capability
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You Can't Always Get What You Want ( US$4.99 until the end of August, to celebrate Jerry Garcia's birthday), is one of the best Rock and Roll books I've ever read. It is written and read by Sam Cutler, the tour manager of the Rolling Stones and later the Grateful Dead in the late 60's and early 70's. The centerpiece of the book is the free concert at the Altamont Speedway in Northern California that took place on December 6, 1969, which was made into a gripping documentary film titled Gimme Shelter by Albert and David Maysles. The line up included: Santana, the Jefferson Airplane, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead, who later decided not to play since it was too dangerous. What most people remember about the concert is that during the Stones performance, quite near the stage, Alan Passaro,
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If you are a Rolling Stones fan, you have absolutely no reason on earth not to have this app on your iPhone. More times than not, fans are the hardest people to please, but I don’t think that they will have any complaints with You Can’t Always Get What You Want by Sam Cutler. This iPhone eBook comes to us courtesy Expanded Apps, and I must say that just the format itself is impressive and appealing enough to get even a non-Rolling Stones fan to read it. Previously printed in 2008, You Can’t Always get What You Want is written by Sam Cutler, and is the story of when he was tour manager of the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead at the end of the 60s and early 70s. The 50 chapters of the book are an account of the escapades and colorful tales that make up the life of
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want is a magnificent account of the life and times of Sam Cutler with the Rolling Stones, then the Grateful Dead in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As tour manager for the Stones he played a pivotal role at a watershed moment in American history: the infamous concert at Altamont Speedway, where a young man named Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by a Hells Angel in front of the stage. There has never been an official investigation into what actually happened at Altamont. Cutler has recorded for posterity the political build up to the free concert, and the aftermath of the fateful occurrences there. The release of You Can’t Always Get What You Want is intended to finally “set the record straight” and his lucid backstage and onstage account is undoubtedly the book’s centerpiece. But, he adds, “there’s more to my story than
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By Chris Hall on July 26th, 2010 "You Can't Always Get What You Want", the memoirs of Sam Cutler, the manager of the Rolling Stores and the Greatful Dead, has just dropped in the App Store. Exanded Apps have just released “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, an “interactive book and audiobook app recounting the memoirs of The Rolling Stone’s and The Grateful Dead’s manager, Sam Cutler.” It includes Cutler’s time with the Stones and the Grateful Dead in the late 60′s and early 70′s, and covers “the infamous concert at Altamont Speedway, where a young man named Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by a Hells Angel in front of the stage.” The app includes the complete book and audiobook, three 40 minute interviews with the author, and a 20 page photo gallery with “never before published photos of the Stones and the Dead”. The Rolling Stone said of
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what a wordsmith u r Sam......great job u cleaver historian... butter
