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The Sensational Alex Harvey

Author : John Neil Munro
Publisher : Birlinn Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781846970887
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Sensational Alex Harvey written by John Neil Munro and published by Birlinn Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glasgow-born Alex Harvey's career began in the 1950s when he won a competition to become Scotland's answer to Tommy Steele (he dubbed himself 'Last of the Teenage Idols'). He was a devoted family man but in front of an audience he became an unforgettable entertainer -- charismatic, provocative and intense. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band eventually became one of the most exciting live acts of the 1970s --taking in Jacques Brel, rock and vaudeville. But Harvey's life offstage was beset by tragedy and his own alcoholism: his younger brother, Les, was electrocuted on stage; his manager and friend Billy Fehilly was killed in a plane crash. Eventually with his band in tatters, Alex sank into a sea of alcohol, finally succumbing to a fatal heart attack whilst waiting for a ferry home from a gig in Belgium in 1982, the day before his 47th birthday. "The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were one of the craziest, most honest, most creative and most courageous bands of their time . . . [Harvey] would go to any length to enlighten and to entertain." --NME "Alex was cheeky. Special. Very charismatic. A naughty boy who didn't want to grow up.'" --RICHARD O'BRIEN (Rocky Horror Show) "I would have died to have had Alex Harvey as an uncle." --Robert Smith, The Cure

The Best of The Sensational Alex Harvey

Author : Alex Harvey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (145 download)

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The Sensational Alex Harvey

Author : John Neil Munro
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857901524
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book The Sensational Alex Harvey written by John Neil Munro and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glasgow-born Alex Harvey's career began in the 1950s when he won a competition to become Scotland's answer to Tommy Steele (he dubbed himself 'Last of the Teenage Idols'). He was a devoted family man but in front of an audience he became an unforgettable entertainer - courageous, provocative and intense. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band eventually became one of the most exciting live acts of the 1970s, taking in Jacques Brel, rock and vaudeville. But Harvey's life offstage was beset by tragedy and alcoholism: his younger brother, Les, was electrocuted on stage; his manager and friend Billy Fehilly was killed in a plane crash; eventually, with his band in tatters, Alex sank into a sea of alcohol, finally succumbing to a fatal heart attack while waiting for a ferry home from Belgium in 1982, the day before his 47th birthday.

SAHB Story

Author : Martin Kielty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781291432121
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book SAHB Story written by Martin Kielty and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-25 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Alex Harvey died in 1982 he left behind a legacy and a passion which survives to this day - truly cult status. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were the biggest-grossing mid-70s live act in the UK; they released eight critically-acclaimed albums in their five years together; and they inspired many of the top names in pop entertainment over the last 30 years.SAHB Story covers the members' early years and provides a blow-by-blow account of the years 1972-77, illustrated with personal anecdotes and unseen photographs. The revised edition completes the story to date with the reunion that began in 2002 featuring Billy Rankin, leading to acclaimed tours and festival shows with 'Mad' Max Maxwell at the helm. Joe Elliott of Dep Leppard, a long-time fan, has contributed a passionate and heartfelt foreword.This is the only authorised biography of the band, written with the cooperation of Zal Cleminson, Chris Glen, Hugh McKenna and Ted McKenna.

The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio: A Memoir

Author : John Gorman
Publisher : Gray & Company
ISBN 13 : 1598510517
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio: A Memoir written by John Gorman and published by Gray & Company. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of Cleveland's WMMS radio station from 1973 to 1986, exploring how the station helped recreate rockradio and the city of Cleveland by showcasing new, influential musicians and inspiring listeners.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band On Track

Author : Peter Gallagher
Publisher : On Track
ISBN 13 : 9781789522891
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book The Sensational Alex Harvey Band On Track written by Peter Gallagher and published by On Track. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex Harvey was active in the music industry from the very birth of British rock and roll. A Zelig-like figure, he won a contest to become Scotland's Tommy Steele in the 1950s, followed the Beatles to Hamburg in the early 1960s, dabbled in psychedelic rock during the Summer of Love, and joined the house band of counterculture musical Hair at the close of the decade. By the time 1972 rolled around, he had been there and done that, but had never made it big. He was 37 years old, and thinking of calling it a day. Also thinking of calling it a day were Scottish hard rockers Tear Gas. They had released two albums, each with a different line-up, none of which set the world alight, and now their singer wanted out. In a last-ditch effort to salvage something, Alex Harvey and Tear Gas's respective managers decided to unite their respective acts. The result was Sensational. This book examines not only the eight albums by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, but also Harvey's earlier work with his Soul Band and solo, and his post-SAHB releases. It also reviews those two Tear Gas albums as well as Fourplay, the album SAHB released without Alex.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Live - The penthouse tapes

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (123 download)

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Chris Glen

Author : Chris Glen
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781326982751
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Chris Glen written by Chris Glen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotsman Chris Glen found fame in 1972 when his band Tear Gas united with an established Glaswegian rock star to become The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. He went on to work with Michael Schenker, Ian Gillan, John Martyn and many others - and made a point of living every experience open to the bona fide rock star over the past five decades. This is Chris Glen's story in his own words. Co-written with author, rock journalist, musician and former colleague Martin Kielty. Foreword by Eric Singer of Kiss.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band British Tour '76

Author : Alex Harvey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book The Sensational Alex Harvey Band British Tour '76 written by Alex Harvey and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Beatstalkers

Author : Martin Kielty
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244949077
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book The Beatstalkers written by Martin Kielty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started in the early 1960s in a Glasgow school, moved to a secret makeshift bedroom in a factory and ended with a stolen van on a London street in 1968. But between those events lay hundreds of concerts, gang warfare, fan hysteria including a riot involving 7000 people, work with David Bowie - and a single that was a hit but went unrecognised. This is the story of The Beatstalkers - Scotland's number one beat group. Dave Lennox, Alan Mair, Ronnie Smith, Eddie Campbell and Jeff Allen were national heroes by their teenage years. They lived and played through Glasgow's No Mean City era and gathered the bruises to show for it. They pioneered an approach to music that set them on the road to fame and fortune. MARTIN KIELTY is author of 17 books, with three in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Permanent Collection. He's a magazine journalist, TV and radio presenter, former band manager and drummer.

Alex Harvey

Author : A. P. Sparke
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781535535717
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Alex Harvey written by A. P. Sparke and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete discography for Alex Harvey and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Bill, the Galactic Hero

Author : Harry Harrison
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466822732
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Bill, the Galactic Hero written by Harry Harrison and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill, the Galactic Hero is written by Harry Harrison who is also the author of Deathworld, Make Room! Make Room! (filmed as Soylent Green), the popular Stainless Steel Rat books, and many other famous works of SF. "Simply the funniest science fiction book ever written."--New York Times besteselling author Terry Pratchett At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Sensational Alex Harvey Band

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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Sensational Alex Harvey Band written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Website for Scottish rock musician and singer Alex Harvey.

My Life in Dire Straits

Author : John Illsley
Publisher : Diversion Books
ISBN 13 : 1635769167
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book My Life in Dire Straits written by John Illsley and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bass player and founding member Dire Straits shares a behind-the-scenes history of the British rock band. One of the most successful music acts of all time, Dire Straits filled stadiums around the world. Their albums sold hundreds of millions of copies and their music—classics like “Sultans of Swing,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Money for Nothing,” and “Brothers in Arms” —is still played on every continent today. There was, quite simply, no bigger band on the planet throughout the eighties. In this powerful and entertaining memoir, founding member John Illsley gives the inside track on the most successful rock band of their time. From playing gigs in the spit-and-sawdust pubs of south London, to hanging out with Bob Dylan in LA, Illsley tells the story of the band with searching honesty, soulful reflection, and wry humor. Starting with his own unlikely beginnings in Middle England, he recounts the band’s rise from humble origins to the best-known venues in the world, the working man’s clubs to Madison Square Garden, sharing gigs with wild punk bands to rocking the Live Aid stage at Wembley. And woven throughout is an intimate portrait and tribute to his great friend Mark Knopfler, the band’s lead singer, songwriter, and remarkable guitarist. Tracing an idea that created a phenomenal musical legacy, an extraordinary journey of joy and pain, companionship and surprises, this is John Illsley’s life in Dire Straits. Praise for My Life in Dire Straits “A forensic and uplifting journey through the sheer hard work, pitfalls, and thrills of navigating a great rock and roll band to the pinnacle of success. I so enjoyed the ride! Onwards, John!” —Roger Taylor, drummer, songwriter, and founding member of Queen “Reading John Illsley’s book, I relived so many moments. He captures the early days of the “English bands” and their story—the ups and downs, relationships, craziness, and fun. Of course, the music was key. This really happened!” —Mike Rutherford of Genesis “Fascinating. . . . Illsley is brutally frank about the toll that the band’s fame had on his relationships, most notably his marriage (“a victim,” he writes, “of my life on the road”). Fans will be mesmerized.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Stranger Than Kindness

Author : Nick Cave
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1838852255
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Stranger Than Kindness written by Nick Cave and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Stranger Than Kindness is a journey in images and words into the creative world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave. This highly collectable book invites the reader into the innermost core of the creative process and paves the way for an entirely new and intimate meeting with the artist, presenting Cave’s life, work and inspiration and exploring his many real and imagined universes. It features full colour reproductions of original artwork, handwritten lyrics, photographs and collected personal artefacts along with commentary and meditations from Nick Cave, Janine Barrand and Darcey Steinke. Stranger Than Kindness asks what shapes our lives and makes us who we are, and celebrates the curiosity and power of the creative spirit. The book has been developed and curated by Nick Cave in collaboration with Christina Back. The images were selected from ‘Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition’, opening at the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen in June 2020.

Death and Mr Pickwick

Author : Stephen Jarvis
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448192005
Total Pages : 818 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Death and Mr Pickwick written by Stephen Jarvis and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown It is 31 March 1836. A new monthly periodical is launched entitled The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Conceived and created by the artist Robert Seymour, it contains four of his illustrations. The words to accompany them are written by a young journalist, under the pen-name Boz. The journalist's real name is Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers soon becomes a phenomenal, unprecedented sensation, read and discussed by the entire British Isles. Before long, its success is worldwide. Stephen Jarvis's novel tells of the dawning of the age of global celebrity. It is a story of colossal triumph and of the depths of tragedy, based on real events - and an expose of how an ambitious young writer stole another man's ideas.

The Cardiacs: Every Album, Every Song

Author : Eric Benac
Publisher : On Track
ISBN 13 : 9781789521313
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book The Cardiacs: Every Album, Every Song written by Eric Benac and published by On Track. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tim Smith died in July of 2020, he left behind a legion of adoring fans and an honorary doctorate in music. Not bad for someone who never had a top ten hit and who's music was so infamous during its heyday, that some magazines not only refused to review his work, but edited out praise from fellow musicians. But who was Tim Smith? He was the composer, guitarist, singer, and lyricist for cult band Cardiacs. Working in the 70s up to 2008, Smith and his rotating band of musicians created some of the most intricate and original music of all time. They combined punk energy, prog complexity, ska rhythms, heavy metal drama, and much more with an absurd and satirical lyrical stance, while creating a confrontational on-stage image that inspired as many as it appalled. Eric Benac examines each Cardiac album (including the never-repressed, cassette-only albums) and side projects, like the sublime prog-folk of Sea Nymphs, the warped psychedelics of Spartley's Japs, and the twisted Brit Pop of Tim's solo album. Each song is discussed both musically and lyrically, with a photo section containing original shots from Cardiacs fans.