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Podcast: New Books in Biography & Memoir
Episode: Michael Elliott, "Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story" (Chicago Review Press, 2021)
Description: A journey through an artist's quest for success, deep dive into substance abuse, family tragedy, and ultimate triumph.By the mid-1980s, singer-songwriter John Hiatt had been dropped from three record labels, burned through two marriages, and had fallen deep into substance abuse.It took a stint in rehab and a new marriage to inspire him, then a producer and an A&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...