Hushabye: The Mystics, The Music, and the Mob by Al Contrera SIGNED 2018 HC 1st

Hushabye: The Mystics, The Music, and the Mob by Al Contrera SIGNED 2018 Hardcover Edition

An original founding member of the Mystics, author Al Contrera tells the true story of how five Brooklyn teenagers went from singing on street corners to fame in the fifties with their first hit song, "Hushabye." Contrera, provides vivid and detailed accounts of the trials and adventures of forming a rock-'n'-roll group in a neighborhood controlled by the mob. He narrates the story of the group's formation, their recording and touring career, as well as their successes and heartbreaks, including the story of when the Mystics' lead singer was arrested for being an innocent witness to a holdup and accidental shooting by a neighborhood gang and was mistakenly jailed for two years.

Hardcover / Balboa Press / 2018 / Very Good Condition / Inscribed and Signed by Al Contrera