Juke Box Hero - by Lou Gramm & Scott Pitoniak (Paperback)

About the Book

"The son of a sheet-metal worker who led a big band on weekends, Lou Gramm rose from humble, working-class roots in Rochester, New York, to become one of rock 'n' roll's most distinctive and popular voices. With the aid of best-selling author Scott Pitoniak, Gramm poignantly recounts how he realized his dream as the lead singer and co-songwriter of the iconic band Foreigner as well as his own band and overcame a drug and alcohol addiction--along with a life-threatening brain tumor--on his path to the Songwriters Hall of Fame."--

Book Synopsis

The son of a sheet-metal worker who led a big band on weekends, Lou Gramm rose from humble, working-class roots in Rochester, New York, to become one of rock 'n' roll's most distinctive and popular voices. With the aid of best-selling author Scott Pitoniak, Gramm poignantly recounts how he realized his dream as the lead singer and co-songwriter of the iconic band Foreigner as well as his own band and overcame a drug and alcohol addiction--along with a life-threatening brain tumor--on his path to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Review Quotes

"Lou Gramm is one of the great vocalists of our time." --Nils Lofgren, lead guitarist for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

About the Author

Lou Gramm was the lead singer and songwriter for the band Foreigner during the height of the band's success in the 1970s and 1980s. He wrote or co-wrote 20 songs that achieved Top 40 status. He lives in Webster, New York.

Scott Pitoniak is an award-winning journalist and the author of 14 books, including Color Him Orange: The Jim Boeheim Story. He lives in Rochester, New York.