Did Beatniks Kill John F. Kennedy?

Robert Johnson

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Beatdom Books
01 July 2017

Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography: arts & entertainment; Political assassinations

For forty years, George Bongo Joe Coleman beat his oil barrel drums and improvised songs to the delight of sidewalk audiences in Houston, Galveston, Fort Worth, and San Antonio. On the morning of November 22, 1963, he was playing at the infamous beatnik nightclub The Cellar in Fort Worth, and his music became part of the soundtrack of the Kennedy assassination. Rob Johnson's book includes never-before-revealed details of the assassination and an analysis of that event through the lens of the beatnik era, but in the end it tells an even more important unknown story--the remarkable life of Bongo Joe. As a fan once wrote on the side of his drum barrel, Bongo Joe is Forever.

By: Robert Johnson
Imprint: Beatdom Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9780993409929
ISBN 10: 099340992X
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 01 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Did Beatniks Kill John F. Kennedy?

In Did Beatniks Kill JFK, Rob Johnson launches a fast paced and funny homage to street performer Bongo Joe, and in so doing gives us the zaniest take on the JFK assassination yet. A Beatnik Noir teeming with hilarious anecdotes expertly culled from Texas night life in the 1960's, this precise gem of a book will leave you laughing even as you learn new secrets about JFK's final hours. Righteously strange and spectacularly thoughtful, this sideways glance at one of our most puzzling murders is the most fitting book to read in these most bizarre days.--Brian Allen Carr, author of Sip and Motherfucking Sharks.