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Gus & Me

The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar

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By Keith Richards

Illustrated by Theodora Richards

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$9.99

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$12.99 CAD

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An inspiring, acclaimed picture book about family and music that details the electric moment with Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones first picked up a guitar, illustrated by his daughter, Theodora Richards.

Long before there was a band, there was a boy: a young Keith Richards, who was introduced to the joy of music through his beloved granddad, Theodore Augustus Dupree, affectionately known as “Gus,” who was in a jazz big band and is the namesake of Keith’s daughter, Theodora Dupree Richards. Gus & Me offers a rare and intimate look into the childhood of the legendary Keith Richards through this poignant and inspiring story that is lovingly illustrated with Theodora Richards’s exquisite pen-and-ink collages. This unique autobiographical picture book honors the special bond between a grandfather and grandson and celebrates the artistic talents of the Richards family through the generations. It also includes selected photographs from the Richards family collection.

On Sale
Sep 9, 2014
Page Count
656 pages
ISBN-13
9780316320634

Keith Richards

About the Author

Keith Richards is a musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of the rock band the Rolling Stones. Widely considered to be one of the best guitarists in the world, he has a collection of over 350 guitars. His memoir, Life, was published to unanimous critical acclaim and was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Mr. Richards has five children and five grandchildren.

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Theodora Richards

About the Illustrator

Theodora Dupree Richards, named after her great-grandfather Theodore Augustus Dupree, is an artist and a daughter of Keith Richards and Patti Hansen. In order to research the images for this project, she traveled to the Richards family home in Dartford, England, and consulted family and historical photographs of her father’s childhood era. This is her first book.

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