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Neil Peart internationally best-selling author, lyricist and Hall of Fame drummer for the legendary band "RUSH"
gives rights to his bio "GHOST RIDER" to Buddy Rich's daughter Cathy.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 12, 2004 -- Cathy Rich, daughter of legendary
jazz drummer Buddy Rich has acquired the film and television rights to
produce the Neil Peart bio "GHOST RIDER" through her production company Scabeba
Entertainment. The Drainie-Taylor biography prize finalist was also chosen as
one of the five most exceptional biographies of the year.
Neil Peart, internationally best-selling author, lyricist and Hall
of Fame drummer for the renowned rock band RUSH, is the most successful
band in Canadian rock music. RUSH has recently made history by becoming
the first band to celebrate 30 years together with the original members and
they are currently on the RUSH 30th Anniversary World Tour.
"GHOST RIDER" is a bold, brilliantly written, intense, exciting, and
ultimately triumphant narrative memoir from a gifted writer and musician,
who started out as a man reduced to trying to stay alive by staying on
the move. Within a ten-month period, Neil Peart suffered family losses so
devastating that they left him a ghost, physically a man, but with nothing.
Rich states that she is "thrilled and honored to have the opportunity to
collaborate on such an inspiring story of personal triumph". Rich and Peart
became friends in 1992 when Neil appeared on the Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship concert,
in his first foray outside of RUSH. They also collaborated on the Grammy-nominated CD's "Burning for Buddy",
parts 1 and 2.
Scabeba Entertainment is currently in pre-production on the life story of
Buddy Rich, produced by Steven Soderbergh and Miramax Films.