“I always felt rock'n'roll was very, very wholesome music.” Aretha Franklin. T. he Irani. 'Rebel' 2i's They took Ray sold its Hunter, name it to who from two lacked its wrestlers, one-time the funds Paul owners, for 'Dr a new Sammy ...
The only biography of Randy Newman, master pop satirist and film composer.
“Do you feel that the teenagers that you entertain,” he asks Duffy Power, “do you have a good effect on them or a bad effect?” “It all depends on the teenager,” says the eminently sensible Duffy. “But when they get hysterical and shout ...
London: Francis Taylor. ———. 2005. Liquid Pleasures: A Social History of Drinks in Modern Britain. London: Routledge. Burrows, Tim. 2009. From CBGB to the Roundhouse: Music Venues Through the Years. London/New York: Marion Boyars.
We wanted stuff from America by Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles. And Brian would say, 'Why do you want these strange records?' We said, 'Well, this is the stuff we play down the Cavern.' Vem Brown: It was just like a store, ...
The first hilarious volume of comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker's memoir, and now the inspiration for the major BBC series CRADLE TO GRAVE, starring Peter Kay.
Acts of Faith: The Autobiography
having a cold, and laid the grounds for a warm friendship with Noël and Coley. Their letters are not exchanges of carefully crafted bon mots between celebrities, written with one eye on future publication and posterity: they are prosaic ...
Thefirst time Adam played the song, itsounded dreary,lonely, andsomewhat cynical. WhenI asked him to explain the song, he said it was like being surrounded by darkness. Only your faith could keep you from getting sucked into it.
In their own words (and we all know how colorful those can be), the five members of the notorious Osbourne clan tell the amazing story of the first family of rock.
Despite missing my shot at the big time then (I heard that it was the Bachelors who eventually won), ... I got to know singer and actor Adam Faith (his real name was Terry Nelhams) and Terry O'Neill, who was the finest of showbiz ...