£12.00 ROCK N' ROLL FILES by VINCE EAGER (A fascinating book of rock n' rollin' anecdotes, many never before seen photos and cartoons from Vince's early days as a skiffler, through his years as one of Britain's top pop stars alongside Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde etc, then his years as lead in the award winning West End musical 'Elvis', to becoming a cruise director on American Liners.Read what really happened on tour and behind the scenes. From the serious to the hilarious.It's the showbiz coffee table book you'll want to read again and again.) 230 Page Book Click here to purchase £11.00 BOOK - WONDROUS PLACE - THE BILLY FURY STORY by SPENCER LEIGH (a soft backed 160+ paged book about the life & times of Billy Fury. With rare pictures & cuttings, Discography etc....this new book is not to be missed. Price includes UK post and packing) Click here to purchase LET THE GOOD TIMES ROCK! A FAN'S NOTES ON POST-WAR AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC Bill Millar (paperback, 362 pages) 2004 DETAILS For almost four decades, the name ‘Bill Millar’ has been synonymous with the very best in British music writing — from his pioneering books on the Drifters and the Coasters, to his long-running ‘Echoes’ column in Record Mirror, Let It Rock and Melody Maker, to the authoritative sleevenotes he has penned for dozens of albums. This fabulous new book collects together 49 of his best pieces — some previously unpublished — in a thematic compilation covering hillbilly, rockabilly, R&B, rock’n’roll, doo-wop, swamp pop and soul. Includes essays on the early Sixties doo-wop renaissance, acapella, the swamp pop phenomenon and blue-eyed soul, as well as detailed profiles of some of the most fascinating and influential personalities of each era: Johnnie Allan, Rod Bernard, Bob Bertram, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Roy Buchanan, Roy C, Ray Campi, Johnny Carroll, Roy Clark, Albert Collins, Mac Curtis, Big Al Downing, Charlie Gracie, Herb Hardesty, Dale Hawkins, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Cecil Holmes, Ivory Joe Hunter, Bull Moose Jackson, Etta James, Jerry Jaye, Young Jessie, Johnny & The Hurricanes, Benny Joy, Baker Knight, Sonny Knight, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lonnie Mack, Stick McGhee, Big Jay McNeely, Bob Montgomery, Lattie Moore, Jimmy Murphy, Eddie Noack, Tony Orlando, Mike Pedicin, Carl Perkins, the Platters, Marvin Rainwater, John Richbourg, Tommy Sands, Major Bill Smith, the Velvets, Link Wray and Big Jim Wynn. Passionate and knowledgable, music journalism rarely comes much better than this. Over 60 illustrations. REVIEWS "Easy to read, interesting and informative, also funny and well-written" Juke Blues (Late 2004) "An easy read, awfully informing and entertaining" Now Dig This (December 2004) "Bill Millar is one of the staples of English rock writing and criticism. He wouldn't wish to be reminded how long he's been writing about music, but take it from me, his books are absolutely interesting and authoritative... Anyways, Millar's new book is Let The Good Time Rock! and he does what few have been able to pull off. In this day and age of information overkill, MiIlar is one of the few writers who can be talking about someone you may not have much interest in (Bull Moose Jackson) or already feel you know enough about (Roy Clark), but damn, you dive into this book and you're hooked! He's such a good master of words that it's easy to read, and Millar's love for these people and their work is so clearly translated you'll find yourself staying up late reading, spinning weird old records in the background, and loving it. And if all this isn't enough to convince you to buy the book, Peter Guralnick wrote the introduction!" Discoveries (January 2005) "Some books you just can't put down, both in the physical and critical sense, and this is one of them... Where Bill Millar scores over other writers is that in many cases he actually interviewed some of the people dealt with, or, in the case of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, also followed the man to nearly all his London gigs in 1965... All fascinating stuff and presented in Millar's rather unique and very readable style. Although, as already stated, this is a book you don't want to or can't put down, if you are short of time there is great pleasure to be gained by just dipping in and reading the odd chapter." Blues & Rhythm (January 2005) NEW BOOK £19 - Click here for ordering details CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL VHS VIDEOS Enquiries - email Bim-Bam
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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROCK!
A FAN'S NOTES ON POST-WAR AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
Bill Millar
(paperback, 362 pages) 2004
DETAILS
For almost four decades, the name ‘Bill Millar’ has been synonymous with the very best in British music writing — from his pioneering books on the Drifters and the Coasters, to his long-running ‘Echoes’ column in Record Mirror, Let It Rock and Melody Maker, to the authoritative sleevenotes he has penned for dozens of albums.
This fabulous new book collects together 49 of his best pieces — some previously unpublished — in a thematic compilation covering hillbilly, rockabilly, R&B, rock’n’roll, doo-wop, swamp pop and soul. Includes essays on the early Sixties doo-wop renaissance, acapella, the swamp pop phenomenon and blue-eyed soul, as well as detailed profiles of some of the most fascinating and influential personalities of each era: Johnnie Allan, Rod Bernard, Bob Bertram, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Roy Buchanan, Roy C, Ray Campi, Johnny Carroll, Roy Clark, Albert Collins, Mac Curtis, Big Al Downing, Charlie Gracie, Herb Hardesty, Dale Hawkins, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Cecil Holmes, Ivory Joe Hunter, Bull Moose Jackson, Etta James, Jerry Jaye, Young Jessie, Johnny & The Hurricanes, Benny Joy, Baker Knight, Sonny Knight, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lonnie Mack, Stick McGhee, Big Jay McNeely, Bob Montgomery, Lattie Moore, Jimmy Murphy, Eddie Noack, Tony Orlando, Mike Pedicin, Carl Perkins, the Platters, Marvin Rainwater, John Richbourg, Tommy Sands, Major Bill Smith, the Velvets, Link Wray and Big Jim Wynn.
Passionate and knowledgable, music journalism rarely comes much better than this. Over 60 illustrations.
REVIEWS
"Easy to read, interesting and informative, also funny and well-written" Juke Blues (Late 2004)
"An easy read, awfully informing and entertaining" Now Dig This (December 2004)
"Bill Millar is one of the staples of English rock writing and criticism. He wouldn't wish to be reminded how long he's been writing about music, but take it from me, his books are absolutely interesting and authoritative... Anyways, Millar's new book is Let The Good Time Rock! and he does what few have been able to pull off. In this day and age of information overkill, MiIlar is one of the few writers who can be talking about someone you may not have much interest in (Bull Moose Jackson) or already feel you know enough about (Roy Clark), but damn, you dive into this book and you're hooked! He's such a good master of words that it's easy to read, and Millar's love for these people and their work is so clearly translated you'll find yourself staying up late reading, spinning weird old records in the background, and loving it. And if all this isn't enough to convince you to buy the book, Peter Guralnick wrote the introduction!" Discoveries (January 2005)
"Some books you just can't put down, both in the physical and critical sense, and this is one of them... Where Bill Millar scores over other writers is that in many cases he actually interviewed some of the people dealt with, or, in the case of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, also followed the man to nearly all his London gigs in 1965... All fascinating stuff and presented in Millar's rather unique and very readable style. Although, as already stated, this is a book you don't want to or can't put down, if you are short of time there is great pleasure to be gained by just dipping in and reading the odd chapter." Blues & Rhythm (January 2005)
NEW BOOK £19 - Click here for ordering details
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL VHS VIDEOS
Enquiries - email Bim-Bam
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