Many Literary and Musical Roads Followed Jack Kerouac’s Path

Allen Ginsberg and Harvey Kubernik photo by Suzan Carson, Courtesy of the Harvey Kubernik Archives “The only truth is music…Music blends with the heartbeat universe and we forget the brain beat.” --Jack Kerouac, Desolation Angels. Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was a leading prose stylist of the Beat movement in literature, author of On the Road, The Dharma Bums, and many other celebrated books. “Understanding Jack Kerouac and his writing begins with acknowledging his profound relationship with jazz,” explained historian Dennis McNally, author of Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, The Beat Generation & America. “His best writing springs […] The post Many Literary and Musical Roads Followed Jack Kerouac’s Path first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.