Let the Good Times Roll, Kenney Jones
Let the Good Times Roll, Kenney Jones
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Let the Good Times Roll
My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who

Author: Kenney Jones

Narrator: David John, Kenney Jones

Unabridged: 12 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/25/2018


Synopsis

This program includes an introduction and epilogue read by Kenney Jones.

The long-awaited memoir of the legendary drummer's life and times in the bands Small Faces, Faces, and The Who.

From the Mod revolution and the British Invasion of the 1960s, through the psychedelic era of the 1970s, and into the exuberance and excesses of stadium rock in the 1980s, Kenney Jones helped to build rock and roll as we know it. He was the beat behind three of the world's most enduring and significant bands.

He wasn't just in the right place at the right time. Along with Keith Moon, John Bonham, and Charlie Watts, Jones is regarded as one of the greatest drummers of all time, sought after by a wide variety of the best-known and best-selling artists to bring his unique skill into the studio for the recording of classic albums and songs—including, of course, the Rolling Stones's "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)."

And Jones is no shallow rock star. He may play polo with royalty from across the globe now, but this is the story of a ragamuffin from the East End of London, a boy who watched his bandmates, friends since his teens, die early, combated dyslexia to find a medium in which he could uniquely excel, and later found a way through the wilderness years when the good times seemed to have gone and he had little to fall back on.

Kenney Jones has seen it all, played with everyone, and partied with all of them. He's enjoyed the highs, battled the lows, and emerged in one piece. Let the Good Times Roll is a breathtaking immersion into music past that leaves listeners feeling as if they lived it too.

About Kenney Jones

Kenney Jones shot to fame at age sixteen as the drummer for Small Faces, later reorganized as Faces. He joined The Who after the death of Keith Moon. Currently a member of The Jones Gang, he has also appeared on albums by The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Art Garfunkel, and many more. Let the Good Times Roll: My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who is Kenney's autobiography.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on June 10, 2021

Let the Good Times Roll: My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who (2018) by Kenney Jones was more enjoyable than I was expecting. Kenney's early life in the East End is interesting however things really pick up when he meets the other members of the Small Faces. If you're interested in the era, or......more

Goodreads review by Marti on February 02, 2019

This was definitely an entertaining and enlightening read because there don't seem to be many books on The Small Faces, who are easily in my Top Ten, 1960's, British bands of all time (although I will have to track down the Ian MacLagen and Steve Marriott bios). These guys got in on the ground floor......more

Goodreads review by Madeleine on November 09, 2018

I was so excited when Kenney Jones's autobiography - published this year on both "sides of the pond" - arrived in the mailbox! He is one of rock's greatest drummers. In 1964, Kenney Jones, age 16, joined up with Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan (replacing Jimmy Winston) and Ronnie Lane to become the "dar......more

Goodreads review by ☮ morgan ☮ on April 24, 2023

"Nothing stays the same. Growing up, becomes grown up." If i'm being honest I didn't know a lot about Kenney Jones before picking up this book. I mainly picked it up because I like learning about the music culture of the 1960's and 70's. Even so I still really enjoyed this.......more

Goodreads review by Jade on September 14, 2018

Kenney Jones’ voice is delightful - I can hear it through his words, laughing at some of the memories, reminiscing about antics, friendships, good times and bad times. He’s such a candid storyteller, a bit of a rambler at times, making this autobiography a refreshing read. Kenney Jones, for those who......more