Gus & Me

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Gus & Me is a 2014 children's book written by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. [1] The book is subtitled "The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar," [2] and recounts the story of how a young Richards learned to play guitar from his grandfather, Theodore Augustus "Gus" Dupree. [3] The book was illustrated by Richards' daughter, Theodora Richards, [2] who was named after her great-grandfather. Gus & Me reached #2 on The New York Times Best Seller list for children's books. [4] It was written with Barnaby Harris and Bill Shapiro, [5] and was published in 2014 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. [3] It was packaged with a CD that featured Richards reading the story. [5] In 2010, Little, Brown published Richards' bestselling biography, LIFE . [6]

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  2. 1 2 "Gus & Me". KeithRichards.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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