Moving Music by Rikki Stein (eBook)

Moving Music
The Memoirs of Rikki Stein

Renowned music manager, Rikki Stein, has spent nearly six decades moving musicians around the world, and this book recounts a lifetime of adventure on the road. Always in the right place at the right time, Rikki was part of the great countercultural moments of the last century, from Woodstock and the Vietnam War Moratorium March to the launch Glastonbury Festival.

Rikki has toured some of the world’s most iconic musicians and groups, from The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Kinks, The Animals, The Yardbirds , The Moody Blues and the Grateful Dead to managing the Nigerian superstar, Fela Kuti, and many other iconic artists.

Rikki’s journey is also a spiritual one, forged by his experience of living among the community of the Musicians of Joujouka, Morocco, who remain a key connection in his life to this day.

Full of extraordinary, sometimes hilarious, stories of life on the road, this book recounts the joys, frustrations and surprises of juggling logistics, local politics and the whims of his creative clients to deliver true moments of moving music.

“Hidden behind every musician stands a manager whose blood
sweat and tears makes everything possible for their artist. They
dream, hustle, cajole, nurse and negotiate—and negotiate and
negotiate. Many of their stories are as wild and wacky as those
of the artists they represent. That is certainly true here. Rikki has
led an extraordinary life full of crazy adventures that have taken
him all around the world with some of the most important
artists of our times. Wonderful stuff.”
– Peter Gabriel

Rikki’s eBook contains photographs from his adventures.