Thinking About Tomorrow (Paperback)

Ian L. Clay

ISBN 10: 1838099085 / ISBN 13: 9781838099084

Published by Hawksmoor Publishing, 2021

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Paperback. Having spent his entire career as a professional singer, songwriter,and musician, Thinking About Tomorrow is the amazing tale of rock androll survivor Keith West. From being inspired by Elvis in the 1950s topop stardom and working alongside the greats of the music world in the1960s, Keith was at the eye of the storm alongside peers including TheWho, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Small Faces, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrixand many, many more.With his Tomorrow bandmates Steve Howe, Junior and Twink Keithwas a pioneer of psychedelic music in the 1960s with songs such as MyWhite Bicycle, and he also achieved international fame alongside MarkWirtz with the song Excerpt from a Teenage Opera (popularly rememberedby millions of music fans as Grocer Jack).Tomorrow evolved from the R&B and mod bands Four + 1 and The InCrowd and, while their recorded output is small, their influence onother artists and the way rock music would develop is widely-regarded asenormous. Steve Howe went on to continue his incredible guitaradventures in Yes and Asia, and Twink would continue to influence therock world as a member of pioneering bands The Pretty Things, The PinkFairies, and Hawkwind. Keith would go on to have a long career in themusic business, embracing punk in the late 70s and indie music in the80s and 90s.But this is no straightforward tale of rock and roll hedonism; thebook also pulls back the curtain on the mysterious world of the musicindustry. It reveals how agents, managers, publishers, record companies,songwriters, artists and the media are all locked together in anendless pursuit of the elusive elixir of their professional lives ahit. Yet, once lightning has struck, the tragic consequences, thetremendous opportunities and the money generated can still createripples half a century later Thinking About Tomorrow is the amazing tale of rock and roll survivor Keith West. With his Tomorrow bandmates, Keith was a pioneer of psychedelic music in the 1960s with songs such as My White Bicycle. He also achieved international fame alongside Mark Wirtz with the song Excerpt from a Teenage Opera. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking About Tomorrow (Paperback)
• Publisher: Hawksmoor Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1838099085
• ISBN 13: 9781838099084
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Having spent his entire career as a professional singer, songwriter, and musician, Thinking About Tomorrow is the amazing tale of rock and roll survivor Keith West.
From being inspired by Elvis in the 1950s to pop stardom and working alongside the greats of the music world in the 1960s, Keith was at the eye of the storm alongside peers including The Who, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Small Faces, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and many, many more.
With his Tomorrow bandmates - Steve Howe, Junior and Twink - Keith was a pioneer of psychedelic music in the 1960s with songs such as My White Bicycle, and he also achieved international fame alongside Mark Wirtz with the song Excerpt from A Teenage Opera (popularly remembered by millions of music fans as Grocer Jack). Tomorrow evolved from the R&B and mod bands Four + 1 and The In Crowd and, while their recorded output is small, their influence on other artists and the way rock music would develop is widely-regarded as enormous. Steve Howe went on to continue his incredible guitar adventures in Yes and Asia, and Twink would continue to influence the rock world as a member of pioneering bands The Pretty Things, The Pink Fairies, and Hawkwind.
Keith would go on to have a long career in the music business, embracing punk in the late 70s and indie music in the 80s and 90s. But this is no straightforward tale of rock and roll hedonism; the book also pulls back the curtain on the mysterious world of the music industry. It reveals how agents, managers, publishers, record companies, songwriters, artists and the media are all locked together in an endless pursuit of the elusive elixir of their professional lives - a hit.
Yet, once lightning has struck, the tragic consequences, the tremendous opportunities and the money generated can still create ripples half a century later...