A new book pays homage to ‘City of New Orleans’ writer Steve Goodman
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By the time he was through, Eals had constructed a portrait of the artist so complete that it includes everything from the Christmas cards his family mailed when he was a baby to the deathbed visit his old friend Buffett paid him.
When the "Margaritaville" musician pulled out a guitar and played a song he’d just written, "all the bells and whistles" connected to the lines keeping Goodman alive sounded alarms.
"I guess he didn’t like my song," a startled Buffett said.
"Steve Goodman: Facing the Music" by Clays Eals is available at Amazon.com