{"product_id":"grauerholz-james-lifes-too-good-to-keep","title":"GRAUERHOLZ, JAMES - Life's Too Good To Keep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"James Grauerholz has long been known as 'The Burroughs Guy.' From 1974 until William S. Burroughs ' passing in 1997, James has handled the business of William S. Burroughs Communications, acting as his manager, bibliographer, editor, literary executor and companion. What has been little-known up until now is that James has led a double life as an accomplished musician and songwriter with an extensive body of work stretching back from the late 1960s to the present. James set out to be a singer-songwriter before fate led to his calling with William S. Burroughs and despite the demands of his literary responsibilities, he continued to write music as a creative outlet. Over the years, James witnessed and has been a key figure in many extraordinary musical movements. He has been referred to as the 'Zelig of Punk Rock,' having been part of a small coterie who kick-started the CBGBs\/Max's Kansas City scene in NYC. The Zelig comparison is dead accurate, but it goes far beyond punk rock. James was there for the Midwestern Country-Rock explosion of the early 1970s. He was there for the AOR singer-songwriter movement of the late 1970s, mixing his songs with Boz Skaggs in San Francisco. He was at the Hacienda in Manchester where Factory Records and New Order were birthed. He was around when New Wave and Hardcore were emerged AND he was an important piece of the puzzle in the evolution of underground music of the early 1990s. In Lawrence, KS, where James has lived since the early 1980s. James lent his opinions, his studio, his gear, his chops and his time unselfishly on innumerable occasions to help fledgling bands evolve. Through all of these eras, James' voice as a songwriter has held its own piece of Real Estate. Each of the twenty-one tracks represented on this double album bear a style that is distinctly his own, both lyrically and compositionally. It is worth adding that James is one hell of a guitar player too. 180gram double vinyl reissue.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lotuspool","offers":[{"title":"2LP","offer_id":50600076607707,"sku":null,"price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/files\/LP7038LP_CU.jpg?v=1791480292","url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/products\/grauerholz-james-lifes-too-good-to-keep","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}