The book – published in 2019 – tells the origin story of the fictional band, and its members: the titular frontwoman Daisy Jones, co-lead singer Billy and his lead guitarist brother Graham Dunne, keyboardist Karen, rhythm guitarist Eddie and drummer Warren (as well as Billy's wife, Camila) against the backdrop of LA in the 70s. It is a fantastical figment of the imagination of author Taylor Jenkins Reid in her novel Daisy Jones & The Six.
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With the group's seminal album, Aurora, now available internationally, and with an accompanying bio-series about why the group broke up currently running on Amazon Prime Video, you could be wondering: who are they, again? Given that, older music fans might think they've simply forgotten about the best-selling band of that hazy decade, Daisy Jones & The Six.
From the glamorous debauchery of disco in Studio 54 to the anarchic fever of punk, hedonistic excess hit new heights. They say if you can remember the 60s then you weren't really there, but arguably, that adage is even more fitting for the 70s.
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