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Surf City the Jan and Dean Story is the autobiography of Dean Torrence the surviving member of the legendary American duo Jan and Dean. In this book he talks about meeting Jan Berry at high school in the late 50's, singing together in the Barons, serving in the Army, singing with Jan as Jan and Dean which they would achieve success with hit records from 1959-66 which included Baby Talk, Heart and Soul, Linda, Surf City, Dead Man's Curve, Ride the Wild Surf, his long and storied relationship with the Beach Boys, an near encounter with the Manson family, Jan Berry's car accident in 1966 and many others. It's an FANTASTIC and an BRILLIANT Book with FANTASTIC stories told by Dean and Mike Love from the Beach Boys who has just written his autobiography does the foreword. It's been 12 years since Jan Berry passed away but the great music of Jan and Dean still lives and Dean still performs with the Surf City All Stars mainly in the USA and Jan and Dean should be inducte...

Don't You Leave Me Here Wilko Johnson

October 31, 2016

Don't You Leave Me Here is the autobiography of English Musician Wilko Johnson of the legendary English group Dr Feelgood. In this book he talks about his upbringing in Canvey Island, getting an guitar as an teenager, played in groups including the Flowerpots, studied @ Newcastle University, going to India, his marriage to Irene whom they had 2 sons which would last until her passing in 2004, teaching Shakespeare in Essex, forming the band Dr Feelgood which he would be with them until 1977, played with Ian Dury and the Blockheads, diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer which he was given 9 or 10 months to live but had an operation and many others. It is an excellent book with excellent stories told by Wilko and it's an enjoyable read. It's a miracle that Wilko Johnson is still alive and he is still going which he has just done an UK tour as well as having some European dates for next year. This book is a must for fans of 70's music as well as fans of Dr Feelgood a...

Delta Lady A Memoir by Rita Coolidge

October 01, 2016

Delta Lady A Memoir is the autobiography of legendary American singer-songwriter Rita Coolidge. In this book she talks about her upbringing in Tennessee and Florida, went to Memphis where she sang around , got discovered by Bonnie and Delaney, moved to Los Angeles where she was an back up singer working with people like Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell and others, her relationships with drummer Jim Gordon, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills, her marriage to Kris Kristofferson which they have a daughter which lasted from 1973-80, having great success in the 70's with hits like Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher and We're All Alone, the death of her sister Priscilla in 2004 and others. It is an excellent book to read with very good and great stories and this book was co written by Michael Walker who has written books about music as well as for the New York Times and the Hollywood Reporter. Rita is still around which she is an painter these days and this book is a mus...

Good Vibrations My Life As A Beach Boy by Mike Love

October 01, 2016

Good Vibrations My Life As A Beach Boy is the autobiography of Mike Love lead singer of the legendary American rock group the Beach Boys. In this book he talks about his upbringing in California, forming the Beach Boys in 1961, having successful hit records throughout the 60's which he co wrote many of them with his cousin Brian Wilson, behind the scenes happening of the group including drugs, betrayal and others, the deaths of his cousins Dennis Wilson and Carl Wilson, getting into Transcendental Meditation, his marriages and many others. It is an AWESOME, BRILLIANT and an FANTASTIC book with great and FANTASTIC stories which I enjoyed reading it. The Beach Boys are still touring the world after 55 years of formation which Mike is the only original still in the group with keyboard player and vocalist Bruce Johnston who has been with them since 1965 despite leaving for 6 years in the 70's and still going strong which I saw them last year @ Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast in...

Go Show Gold @ QPAC Saturday July 23rd 2016

October 01, 2016

On Saturday July 23rd I went to the QPAC Concert Hall to see the Go Show Gold which it's an tribute to the legendary Australian 60's pop TV Show the Go Show which was on Channel 10(Then 0) from August 1964-September 1967 and it was my second time seeing this concert as I went to see that @ Jupiters 2 years before on Saturday August 16th 2014. I caught the bus from Cannon Hill to South Bank, went to Nandos, had chicken and salad for dinner, had an Coke Zero to drink, saw Bev(ex QML) and her partner and walk to QPAC. Saw Maryanne Jamieson and her husband, use mobile, Saw Maggie, saw Ronnie Burns which I got a photo with him, saw Kevin, Di and Sandra, talked, bought program, met Robyn (my Facebook friend), saw Rosemary an volunteer, saw Mal Clark from the Blue Jays and Marie, went inside and wrote notes. The Show started @ 7.30pm with Johnny Young started off as he was doing the hosting as well as performing 2 of his hits and for the rest of the first set Tony Worsley, Ronnie B...