Stompin' Tom and the Connors Tone

by Tom Connors

Hard Cover book ; the legend of Stompin' Tom continues; his own story of his life and his emergence as a musical star.

Genres: Nonfiction, Music

850 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Bryant William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starting off where the first book ended, this book is a solid read dealing with the more public Stompin Tom that most would know of. Overall this book is different in tone from the first. More of an account of his public career to a degree. Still his limited mention of his mother is heart breaking. Was lucky enough to see Stompin Tom at one of his last shows. The memory wasn’t as sharp, the body not as spry. But the entertainment and twinkle in his eye came through - just like it does in both his memoirs.

[Patricia Atkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

i liked the first book better this is about him getting into the music and every obsticle he had to overcome to a star that we as canadians are glad he did... his song took us places in canada we never seen and taught our children about canada......

[Huguette Larochelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting books. travel all over. Sudbury have a statue of him outside the arena

[Benjamin Kahn · Rating 1 out of 5]

I loved the first volume of Connors autobiography, but I hated this book. It was way too long - towards the end, he just lists places he plays and friends he visits while he's playing there. It tore down a lot of the great myths about him - instead of being impressed that he returned his Junos because he was disgusted with the Canadian music industry, it just comes off as a publicity stunt. He complains about his battles with vandals in PEI at great length and starts to sound a little full of himself. It just ruins all the good things I ever felt about the man.

I loaned it to a friend and told him that I didn't like it and couldn't recommend it. He had also read the first book and brushed me off. After he read it, he told me "I don't like him anymore." The book reflects that badly on him. Read the first volume by all means, but by no means read this one.

[Laurel Russwurm · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the sequel to one of the most powerful autobiographies I've ever read.

Stompin' Tom Connors early life is a cautionary tale; yet it is nothing short of amazing that this man overcame the odds and step by step carved himself a life and career as few before or since have.

This is the long awaited sequel, but it is less internal than the first volume, an more an accounting of what happened when and how. This should be of historic interest to today's musicians since to get an idea of what the music biz was really like in the old days, and what was actually involved in making it as an independent act in the days before the technology advances including the Internet.

[Tom Ryerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although many have stated that they enjoyed the first book more, I have to say this was the one for me. The first book told of Tom's life from birth up to the age of 31, when in his mind he had made it in the music business. This is the stuff I enjoy, the recording, promotion, tours, and the nonsense that goes on with the industry. The first book basically followed his dream of being a paid musician, but mostly he was a hobo until 1964. The second book was a constant page turner for me, finding his later life much more interesting than the hobo days. He was quite the character, and I'm glad he took the time to write each of these books to give us the complete picture of his amazing life.

[gazoo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little too long winded. He could have put the boots to quite a few pages. Still his tale of his cross country small town tours are heart warming and you really feel you are sitting in an old kitchen with him over a Few Mooseheads having a grand old time. He is a big part of Canadiana and Canadian music which he helped lift it's head high and proud even though Canadian radio preferred to play to the tune of the U.S. Eh? An icon. Make sure and read his first novel Before the Fame.

[Polka · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED IT!!!!!!! It is as if he was sitting across from me telling his story....