Author: Paolo HewittPublisher:
ISBN: 9781905139354
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Revised and updated third edition of the bestselling account of the Small Faces and Humble Pie mainman. Includes two fascinating new chapters.
Steve Marriott
Author: Paolo HewittPublisher: Helter Skelter Publishing
ISBN: 9781900924443
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Steve Marriott should, without doubt, be remembered as Britain's -nay, the worlds greatest white soul singer. He was also one of the last great characters of the music industry -- the sharp-dressed charming cockney who would have a joke for every occasion, a put-down for every rival. As a rebellious urchin he burned down his school. His showbusiness debut was as a pick-pocket in the original stage production of Oliver! He came to fame as the little East End 'erbert who captured the very essence of the phenomenon that became know as "mod", while fronting those darlings of Wapping Wharf, the Small Faces. From 1965 to 1967 Marriott held the title of world mod icon - totally unchallenged. The Small Faces scored a string of top ten singles including the classics "All Or Nothing" and "Tin Soldier". They all lived together in millionaire style at their chic Pimlico home, were whisked around by limousine, dated top models and actresses, and frequented London's most fashionable clubs. In 1968 Marriott and his band mates released a number one classic album Ogdens Nut Gone Flake and the world beckoned. But it was to be with another band, Humble Pie, that Steve achieved legendary status in the USA. Over 20 American tours in the space of four years including concerts at legendary venues such as Madison Square Gardens and Shea Stadium ensured their reputation as the finest touring band in the world. After Humble Pie's demise, Marriott found aimself at the sharp end of a rags-to-riches-to-rags story. With his money diverted by mafia associates and the Inland Revenue dogging his every move. While less talented contemporaries were esconced in Surrey mansions, Steve was reduced to raiding farmers' fields for vegetables. But his spirit, if blooded, was unbowed and he gained as much pleasure from playing cash gigs at London pubs as he ever did on US Stadium stages. Tragically, the 44-year-old Marriott was on the verge of a major comeback when he was tragically killed in a house fire. Book jacket.
All Or Nothing
Author: Simon SpencePublisher:
ISBN: 9781915841209
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Steve Marriott, lead singer of the Small Faces and Humble Pie, had a voice coveted by Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey and David Bowie, amongst many others. All or Nothing, Simon Spence's oral history biography, is drawn from over 125 interviews with those who knew Marriott intimately: his wives, children, bandmates and closest friends, managers, record producers, record label bosses and his fellow musicians. Included are scores of people who have never told their story before.
The Mumper
Author: Mark BaxterPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1780220464
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Seven drinking buddies decide to buy a racehorse and embark on the journey of a lifetime in the book that inspired the film Outside Bet. It's 1985 - Thatcher is in power, Sade is on the radio and the print workers have gone on strike. A motley rabble of seven firm friends: Thimble, Gudger, O'Sh, Fred the Shoe, Dave, Alfie and Bax meet every Sunday in their favourite South London boozer for banter of the highest order and a lot of taking the mick. Then, out of the blue, one of their number receives some news which knocks him and his merry band for six. Reeling from this shock and confused about how to deal with it, the boys meet and rally in standard fashion, in the Dutchman with a few light ales and an aim to set the world to rights. One day an unknown character approaches the crew and asks them a most intriguing question...'Does anyone here want to buy a racehorse?!' From that simple but surreal question unfolds the story of seven likely lads who embark on a unique journey in the name of their mate, and what happens when they just decide to go the whole bifta.
Do You Feel Like I Do?
Author: Peter FramptonPublisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 0316425338
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
From his early rise to fame to battles with his health, this revelatory memoir by legendary guitarist Peter Frampton celebrates the life of a rock icon. Do You Feel Like I Do? is the incredible story of Peter Frampton's positively resilient life and career told in his own words for the first time. His monu-mental album Frampton Comes Alive! spawned three top-twenty singles and sold eight million copies the year it was released (more than seventeen million to date), and it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in January 2020. Frampton was on a path to stardom from an early age, first as the lead singer and guitarist of the Herd and then as cofounder—along with Steve Marriott—of one of the first supergroups, Humble Pie. Frampton was part of a tight-knit collective of British '60s musicians with close ties to the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and the Who. This led to Frampton playing on George Harrison's solo debut, All Things Must Pass, as well as to Ringo Starr and Billy Preston appearing on Frampton's own solo debut. By age twenty-two, Frampton was touring incessantly and finding new sounds with the talk box, which would become his signature guitar effect. Frampton remembers his enduring friendship with David Bowie. Growing up as schoolmates, crossing paths throughout their careers, and playing together on the Glass Spider Tour, the two developed an unshakable bond. Frampton also shares fascinating stories of his collaborative work with Harry Nilsson, Stevie Wonder, B. B. King, and members of Pearl Jam. He reveals both the blessing and curse of Frampton Comes Alive!, opening up about becoming the cover boy he never wanted to be, his overcoming sub-stance abuse, and how he has continued to play and pour his heart into his music despite an inflammatory muscle disease and his retirement from the road. Peppered throughout his narrative is the story of his favorite guitar, the Phenix, which he thought he'd lost in a fiery plane crash in 1980. But in 2011, it mysteriously showed up again—saved from the wreckage. Frampton tells of that unlikely reunion here in full for the first time, and why the miraculous reappearance is emblematic of his life and career as a quintessential artist.
Getting High
Author: Paolo HewittPublisher: Dean Street Press
ISBN: 1910570044
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Description Between 1994 and 1996, music writer Paolo Hewitt spent the greater part of his life on the road with Oasis, in the U.K., Europe and America. He came back with tales that would cement the legend of the brawling, effing, hedonistic, charismatic, confessional and extraordinarily talented Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, and their group. Hewitt is a rare and perceptive fly-on-the-wall during the band's hectic rise to the height of their powers, as their first two albums are released to the kind of excitement scarcely seen in British rock music since the sixties. Hewitt takes the Gallaghers' story right back to their parents' roots in Ireland, and the descriptions of Noel and Liam's childhoods in working-class Manchester reveal the seeds of their determination to make Oasis the force it became. Getting High is an illuminating, funny, sometimes shocking reminder of how big a band can get, and how quickly the insanity sets in. Oasis have today sold in excess of 70 million records worldwide. Hewitt's intimate account of this explosive and beloved band, in their prime, is a rock classic and a riveting narrative. Praise for Getting High: 'Paolo is the only person to speak about what it was like on the road with us because he's been there. He's been there, he's seen it, he's done it.' Noel Gallagher 'Top read.' Melody Maker 'Unlimited access to all areas of the Oasis bandwagon is the ace up this biography's sleeve.' Q '10/10 - sometimes you get what you pay for.' Esquire 'By adopting a fly-on-the-wall approach and writing Oasis's story as though it were a novel rather than a straight biography, he succeeds in entertaining, informing and occasionally putting you inside the head of the Gallagher brothers.' Hot Press 'In Getting High we get closer to the real Oasis, not the tabloid fancies, the music press stereotypes of Noel the genius, Liam the wanker and three other blokes who don't count. Hewitt paints an engrossing and uplifting portrait of one of the most important bands of the decade.' The Word and Issue 'Getting High is refreshingly well written' Total Guitar 'Compelling drama' Manchester Evening News 'If you only buy one book about Oasis, then make sure it's this one.' FHM 'This well-researched tome chronicles many a pivotal moment in Oasis's history and is filled with plenty of ribald anecdotes.' NME 'Head and shoulders above every other Oasis book. I hated finishing it so much I read it again.' Irvine Welsh
Author: Small Faces (Musical group)Steve Marriott
Author: Paolo HewittPublisher: Helter Skelter Publishing
ISBN: 9781900924733
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
;Compelling reading. ;- Mojo ;A riveting account of the singer's life. ;- Daily Express Cockney child actor Marriott was singer, songwriter, and guitarist with 1960s pop stars The Small Faces before joining Peter Frampton to form Humble Pie-one of the biggest bands in the United States in the early 1970s. Tragically, just before a 1991 comeback, Marriott died in a house fire. An influence on Rod Stewart, Marriott is adored by Blur, Oasis, and Paul Weller. All Too Beautifulwas published in hardcover to universal critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the 2005 US ARSC (Association for Recorded Sound Collections) Awards for excellence in historical recording research.
The Paranoid Style in American Politics
Author: Richard HofstadterPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307388441
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of 'Coin' Harvey” and “What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?, ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States.
The Price of Secrets
Author: Jacquie May MillerPublisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509235493
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
When Jamie Crandall left Seattle for college twenty-five years ago, she was pregnant. Her mother demanded that she abort the child or get the hell out of Seattle and never come back. Jamie chose the latter, using her scholarship to UC Berkeley to disappear with the son she refused to abort. But now, everything has changed. Her mother has died, and Jamie is coming home to face the father of her son. Reuniting her son and his father will come at a high price though…Jamie has one more secret left to reveal.
