Ian Dury: The Definitive Biography - Hardcover

Birch, Will

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0283071036 ISBN 13: 9780283071034

Verlag: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Widely described as 'punk's poet laureate', Ian Dury is a cultural icon. With his band The Blockheads, he exploded onto the television screen in 1978, appearing on Top of the Pops with his hit single 'What a Waste', followed later that year by 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick'. By now Ian was thirty-six and had worked hard for many years to reach this moment, struggling all the while to find acceptance inspite of the disability he suffered as a result of childhood polio. And yet fame, when it came, almost destroyed him. This groundbreaking and authoritative book gives the first in-depth and compelling account of the life of this charismatic yet complex artist. Author Will Birch interviewed Dury several times during his lifetime, and has also spoken to more than sixty people who were extremely close to Ian, including family members, fellow musicians, friends, lovers and business associates.

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Biografía del autor:

Will Birch has long experience of the music business, having been a drummer, songwriter and record producer. Today he writes about music and performers and has contributed to Mojo and other magazines. His first book was No Sleep Till Canvey Island - The Great Pub Rock Revolution. Married with one son and a record collection, he lives in Essex.

Reseña del editor:

The definitive biography of Ian Dury, published on the tenth anniversary of his death.

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• Verlag: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0283071036
• ISBN 13: 9780283071034
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400