Don't Ever Start A Band: A Memoir by Phil Delta (Dildine)

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by Phil (Dildine) Delta

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DON’T EVER START A BAND is the true story of the adventures, performances, shenanigans, fans, and crazy predicaments of one of the most popular, award winning, country rock bands in the Midwest during the 80s. Phil Delta (Dildine) grew up in Memphis and fell in love with music after his only 10 guitar lessons from a neighborhood friend. He later traded a blooming corporate career to follow his dreams in music. Never Start A Band... unless you want to take the ride of your life! Follow Phil's progression from his first gig in a pizza parlor to working with a band of talented Midwest musicians who shared stages with Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Ricky Skaggs, Charlie Danniels, Steve Earle, The Almond Brothers, Lyle Lovett and numerous other stars and performing from Escanaba, MI to Myrtle Beach, SC and from Memphis to Oslo, Norway. Follow their adventures and misadventures on the road to fame and fortune plagued with potholes of dealing with club owners, sound techs, reckless roadies, loyal fans, lovely women, lots of beer and whiskey and all the craziness that a band struggles through on the road to the top... and why you should or Never Start A Band!

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