King of the Blues
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‘Without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced’ Eric Clapton’No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues’ President Barack Obama’One part of me says, “Yes, of course I ca …
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‘Without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced’ Eric Clapton’No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues’ President Barack Obama’One part of me says, “Yes, of course I ca …
‘Money is handy for doing messages’ was a phrase the young Tommie Gorman heard from his father, growing up in Sligo in the 1960s. Struggle was never far away but their household had a surplus of love …
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Bon Scott was once asked if he was AC or DC. ‘Neither,’ he grinned, ‘I’m the lightning flash in the middle.’ And that’s how he lived his life.No one had the same skill with lyrics as Bon, who called h …
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‘Christian has achieved something very beautiful and funny with this book, weaving ordinary life and every day sadness into something hopeful and profound. I loved it.’ Russell BrandAs a radio DJ in L …
‘Fascinating’ Sunday Times’Deeply sourced and rich with anecdotes’ The Times’Like a nonfiction version of The Devil Wears Prada’ Elizabeth Day’Odell’s extensive reporting dredges up a wealth of deligh …
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THE TOP TEN BESTSELLER’Candid, brilliant and bizarre’ Guardian’Stories about the frontman and his bandmates are legion … [like] Peter Kay with menaces’ The Sunday TimesAs lead singer of Happy Monday …
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An intensely beautiful, profound and poetic biography of the formative years of the dark prince of rock ‘n’ roll, Boy on Fire is Nick Cave’s creation story, a portrait of the artist first as a boy, th …
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‘In this highly readable biography of Nellie Melba…Robert Wainwright tells the story of the girl with the incredible voice who, by sheer force of her personality and power of her decibels, took the …
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THE TIMES #1 BESTSELLERTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of Vogue’s Best Books to Read in 2021One of O Magazine’s 55 Most Anticipated Books of 2021One of Marie Claire’s 25 Best 2021 Memoirs to …
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George Young wasn’t so much on the charts for the best part of three decades: he and his musical partner Harry Vanda were the charts. George’s journey began with the trailblazing Easybeats and continu …
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Malcolm Young was a legend: the founder and the driving force of AC/DC, a man with what many have called ‘the greatest right hand in rock and roll’. That right hand provided the instantly recognisable …
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He died at only 37 but his fans are legion. INXS singer/songwriter Michael Hutchence was the celebrated frontman of a band that was the biggest in the world. Michael’s big sister, Tina, adored him fro …
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Martin Sharp’s art was as singular as his style. He blurred the boundaries of high art and low with images of Dylan, Hendrix and naked flower children that defined an era. Along the way the irreverent …
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Under the guise of his alter ego Flacco, Paul Livingston once basked in the reflected glory of Tim Ferguson, Paul McDermott and Richard Fidler, and their anarchic comedy incarnation, the Doug Anthony …
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In the glamorous and secretive world of art, Simon de Pury is the ultimate insider. Having elevated the auction into performance art, he is the most famous of all auctioneers. He has been chairman of …
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The world knows Bon Scott as the wild rocker, the frontman for AC/DC who tragically died of alcohol poisoning on the eve of the band’s rise to superstardom.We know the legend, now meet the man.Live Wi …
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