Kerouac, Jack

Moody Street Irregulars: A Jack Kerouac Newsletter, Number 8

Clarence Center, NY: Moody Street Irregulars, Summer/Fall 1980. First edition. Staplebound. This is the "Special Music Issue" of the newsletter devoted to the life & work of Jack Kerouac, edited by Joy Walsh. Includes an interview with musician & Kerouac collaborator David Amram, an article by major Kerouac biographer Gerald Nicosia, poetry, reviews, photos, a full-size copy of a letter from Kerouac to Dutch author Jef Bierkens, & more. Front cover photo of Beat-inspiring jazz legend Charlie Parker, with Kerouac's ode to him (a chorus from Mexico City Blues). An important item in very fine condition, with only very slight creasing at staples & bottom of spine, & very slight yellowing. Very Fine [Item #1584]