Liverpool: Wondrous Place : Music from Cavern to Cream - Hardcover

Du Noyer, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852279834 ISBN 13: 9781852279837

Publisher: Virgin Pub, 2002

Synopsis

Liverpool is the cradle of British pop, a city responsible for more number 1 hits than any other. This is the definitive story of its journey from the Cavern to Cream.
Even before it gave us the Beatles, Liverpool produced the first true rock 'n' roll star to be born outside America, Billy Fury. There has been a stream of star names ever since - from the Merseybeat time of the Beatles, Cilla Black and the Searchers to Echo And The Bunnymen, Elvis Costello, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The La's, Lightning Seeds and Atomic Kitten. Liverpool even rules the dance floor, through its very own super-club, Cream.
Liverpool: Wondrous Place is a unique look at how one city became central in the history of music. The book looks at its full range of cultural influences, from Bill Shankly and the Liverpool/Everton divide to poets such as Allen Ginsberg and Roger McGough, comedians including Jimmy Tarbuck and Alexei Sayle, Shirley Valentine and The Boys From The Black Stuff, the Toxteth riots and the Hillsborough disaster. Despite the backdrop of economic decline, Liverpool has never lost its uniquely creative energy.

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Liverpool: Wondrous Place is a unique look at how one city became central in the history of music. The book looks at its full range of cultural influences, from Bill Shankly and the Liverpool/Everton divide to poets such as Allen Ginsberg and Roger McGough, comedians including Jimmy Tarbuck and Alexei Sayle, Shirley Valentine and The Boys From The Black Stuff, the Toxteth riots and the Hillsborough disaster. Despite the backdrop of economic decline, Liverpool has never lost its uniquely creative energy.

About the Author:

Paul Du Noyer was born and raised in Liverpool and has been writing about music for over twenty years. His career began on the New Musical Express; he later became the editor of Q Magazine. In 1994 he founded Mojo and has written for it ever since. His interviews have included Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie, as well as every Liverpool legend from Billy Fury to The La's. His first book, a guide to John Lennon's solo music called We All Shine On, appeared in 1997; he has also collaborated with Paul McCartney on three world tour magazines. Since 1998 he has helped launch Heat magazine and created various websites, including those for Kerrang! and Smash Hits. He lives in London with his wife and two sons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Virgin Pub
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1852279834
• ISBN 13: 9781852279837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400