Batchelor combines cultural history, musical and lyrical analysis, and a broad stroke of pop-culture mythos to give fresh perspective on a pivotal time.Candid, authoritative, and utterly absorbing, Roadhouse Blues that set the tone for the contemporary world.

Yet the band's full significance is buried beneath layers of mythology and folklore.In Roadhouse Blues, Bob Batchelor presents an epic tale of one of rock's (and America's) most significant periods, as the Age of Aquarius gave way to a new age of mayhem, presidential misdeeds, and murder. With each successive generation of fans, the Doors become more popular and transcendent. Jim Morrison - haunted, beautiful, and ultimately doomed - transformed from rock god to American icon. ps explain Morrison's own miraculous dark fire.' - Jerome Charyn, PEN/Faulkner Award finalist and author of Big RedShrouded in mystery and the swirling psychedelic sounds of the Sixties, the Doors have captivated listeners across seven decades. It is Batchelor's warmth and compassion that ignites Roadhouse Blues and hel. 'Bob Batchelor writes with great eloquence and insight about the Doors, the greatest hard-rock band we have ever had, and through this book, we plunge deeply into the mystery that surrounds Jim Morrison. He has taught at universities in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as Vienna, Austria.Roadhouse Blues: Morrison, The Doors, and the Death Days of the Sixties (Trade Paperback / Paperback)īy Batchelor, Bob Foreword by Acevedo, Carlos Batchelor has appeared as an on-air commentator for The National Geographic Channel, PBS NewsHour, PBS, and NPR, and as a host on “TriState True Crime” on WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle television show.īatchelor earned his doctorate in American Literature from the University of South Florida. He is also the creator and host of the podcast John Updike: American Writer, American Life. Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel was a finalist for the 2018 Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction.īatchelor's books have been translated into a dozen languages and his work has appeared in Time magazine, The New York Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, and Los Angeles Times.

The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition’s Evil Genius won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award for Historical Biography. His latest, Rookwood: The Rediscovery and Revival of an American Icon, An Illustrated History, won the 2021 Independent Publishers Book Award for Fine Art. Bob Batchelor is a cultural historian and biographer who has published books on Stan Lee, Bob Dylan, The Great Gatsby, Mad Men, and John Updike.

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